18 Indian migrant workers were repatriated from the UAE after they alleged delayed salaries. Six returned on the 27th of July, while the remaining 12 came home a month later. Conflicting reports surround the exact circumstances of the workers’ plight. Some alleged withheld pay for up to nine months, after being apparently deceived by a recruitment agent. Workers claimed having paid a hefty recruitment fee and not receiving a salary for the duration of their stay in the UAE. When the workers protested the situation by striking, the company suspended them all, whereupon the workers made a plea on social media requesting support for repatriation.
An Indian consular representative was quoted in the media suggesting that workers arrived to the UAE through official channels, but were unhappy with their working conditions.
其他
Not Reported (
行业未知/不适用
)
- Employer
受影响的
受影响的总人数:
18
外劳和移民工人: (
18
- 印度
- 未知行业
, 未报告性别
)
议题
食物权
,
招聘费
,
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions
,
Wage Theft
回应
回应纪录: 否
后续行动: The Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan had sought Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, help to repatriate these particular group of workers.
The General-Consulate of India provided medical support and food to the workers.
The Odisha Samaj, a not-for-profit organization, acted in support of the workers, stating to the Khaleej Times that they were all employed legitimately and were seeking repatriation after they were left unsatisfied by their working conditions. A representative of the Consulate-General of India stated that the owner had co-operated and that after providing the workers with food and medical support they would be repatriated. By 27 August, all workers had returned to India.
18 Indian workers, who alleged they have been stranded in their Sajja labour accommodation without pay for four months, will be repatriated...
"The consulate has met the workers as well as the owner of the company. The owner has been compliant, and the first batch of six workers are expected to fly out next week," said [consul for labour, consular and Madad helpline Jitendra Singh] Negi...
[Odisha Samaj] confirmed to Khaleej Times that all workers came to the UAE through proper channels, that is, through the e-migrate system...
The Odisha Samaj and the Consulate-General of India in the UAE has provided them with food and medical support.