J&P workers in Oman say their situation is desperate
摘要
日期: 2018年8月11日
地点: 沙特阿拉伯
企业
Joannou & Paraskevaides (J&P) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 5000
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 孟加拉国 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 埃及 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 印度 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 尼珀尔 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 巴基斯坦 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 菲律宾 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 斯里兰卡 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 越南 , 建筑 , Gender not reported )议题
食物权 , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Dismissal , Personal Health , Wage Theft , 剥夺迁徙自由信息来源: News outlet
J&P Overseas workers in Oman have appealed to the owners for their salaries, saying people could not pay for emergency medical procedures and others risked losing their homes because they were unable to pay their mortgages. In a letter sent earlier this month, workers at the construction company’s Oman branch said they have not been paid for three months and appealed to the Joannou and Paraskevaides families to put their differences aside and resolve the matter. “There are no words that can describe the scale of this human crisis suffered by the people who worked hard for the name of the company and have stood by and continue to stand by its side,” the letter said. An Indian man “is desperate” because he cannot pay for his wife to give birth, they said, while a second Indian national was begging for $500 to pay for his mother’s emergency surgery... The Oman branch employs 1,360 people whom also faced additional problems because the money the company paid for their food was meant to run out on Wednesday. The same went for the money that paid for the fuel to run the generators that provided power to the workers’ quarters and the site’s offices...