Chelugui discloses 93 deaths of Kenyan workers in Middle East
摘要
日期: 2021年7月14日
地点: 沙特阿拉伯
企业
United Manpower Services - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 1 - 肯尼亚 , 家佣中介公司 , Gender not reported )议题
死亡 , 殴打和暴力 , 食物权 , Restricted mobility , 剥夺迁徙自由 , Imprisonment回应
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后续行动: United Manpower Services told BHRRC that the incident is being investigated by the National Employment Authority in Kenya.
信息来源: News outlet
[Kenya] recorded 93 deaths in the past three years from Kenyans working in the Middle East.
Labour Cabinet secretary Simon Chelugui...
... told MPs that the Ministry is unable to provide a detailed breakdown on the deaths of Kenyans which occurred mostly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arabs Emirates (UAE)...
Mr Chelugui appeared before the Labour Committee alongside PS Peter Tum to explain the circumstances that led to the death of Melvin Kang’ereha in Saudi Arabia in 2020...
[Nominated MP Godfrey Otsotsi] promised to table video and audio recordings of the woman pleading with her employer and United Manpower Services Limited to return her to Kenya...
“I have video and audio recordings that would proof that this woman did not die of natural causes. There is a Philippine witness and the case is being pursed in Saudi Arabia by human rights groups. I find the answers unsatisfactory,” Mr Otsotsi said.
He said the recruiting agent refused to hear the pleas of the Kenyan worker after the Saudi employer mistreated and tortured her including denying her meals.
“United Manpower Services instead transferred the young woman to another employer who mistreated and tortured her leading to her imprisonment. Apart from relying on third party information from Saudi authorities, what have you done to do proper investigations?” Mr Otsotsi said.