3 Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia: Companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in 'acute & unchecked' exploitation of migrant workers
Özet
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Lokasyon: Suudi Arabistan
Şirketler
Herald International - Recruiter , National Basics Company - Employer , Al Rashid Trading & Contracting - ClientEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( 1 - Nepal , Yapı , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Contract Substitution , İşe Alım ÜcretleriYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Journalists reached out to all companies named in the article. The companies linked to this allegation did not respond.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Lokasyon: Suudi Arabistan
Şirketler
Kyan Coffee - Client , Al-Mutairi Support Services - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Nepal , Restoranlar ve barlar , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Yemek hakkı , İfade özgürlüğünün engellenmesi , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Irregular Work , Dismissal , Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists reached out to the named companies; those linked to this allegation did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
Özet
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Lokasyon: Suudi Arabistan
Şirketler
HungerStation (part of Delivery Hero) - Client , Al Saeed General Contracting - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: 1
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( 1 - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Hızlı teslimat , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
İfade özgürlüğünün engellenmesi , Bilgiye erişim , Wage Theft , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists reached out to all companies named in the report; those linked to this allegation did not respond.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Lokasyon: Suudi Arabistan
Şirketler
Carrefour - ClientDiğer
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( 1 - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Süpermarketler ve bakkal , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , Denial of leave , Fair & Equal Wages , Ayrımcılık/çeşitlilik: Genel , Excessive production targets , Mandatory overtime , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Suya erişim , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists asked all companies to respond; those linked to this allegation did not.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Lokasyon: Suudi Arabistan
Şirketler
Rust Burger - Client , NAS Manpower Solutions - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: 1
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Restoranlar ve barlar , Men , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Mandatory overtime , Ayrımcılık/çeşitlilik: Genel , Wage Theft , Fair & Equal Wages , Restricted mobilityYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists reached out to all companies named; NAS Manpower responded. NAS Manpower says the worker’s accusation is “incorrect” and claims that the company is “very cooperative” with all their workers.
Source type: NGO
“Saudi companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in acute and unchecked exploitation”
…When recruitment agents in Kathmandu told him about a job opportunity at Saudi Aramco… he paid 150,000 rupees (US$ 1,115) to the firm…
Ten Nepali migrant workers interviewed for this story recounted to Migrant-Rights.org similar experiences...
Ranjit’s employer turned out to be National Basics Company…he now works for Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting…
…the agency, Herald International Pvt Ltd, misled him…
…Al Mutairi sent him to work as a barista at a Kyan coffee shop…
…A food delivery worker at Hunger Station in Al Qassim says he got a warning from the manpower supply company when he asked why his salary was delayed…
He has been working through Al Saeed General Contracting…
…Khadka, who worked at the Carrefour warehouse and Barn’s coffee shop through a contractor company, says workers are pressured…
A worker at Rust Burger, who works through NAS Manpower Solutions…shared a similar story…NAS Manpower says the worker’s accusation is “incorrect” and claims that the company is “very cooperative” with all their workers.
A current worker at Barn’s Coffee says his supplier also asked him for a 5,000 riyals…
[Journalists researched out to all companies named in the article; only NAS Manpower solutions provided a comment].