UAE: Employers using tourist visa scams to trap Indian migrants in abusive work
摘要
日期: 2020年1月15日
地点: 阿拉伯联合酋长国
其他
Not Reported ( 零售 ) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 1 - 印度 , 零售 , Gender not reported )议题
Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , 恐吓和威胁 , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , 剥夺迁徙自由回应
Response sought: 否
后续行动: Local police in the worker's home state of Telangana arrested the recruitment agent responsible for fraud. They also launched awareness raising campaigns in villages. It was not reported whether the UAE employer was held responsible or not.
信息来源: News outlet
"Tourist visa scam traps Indian migrants in abusive jobs in UAE," 15 Jan 2020
Exploitative employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are increasingly using tourist visas to hire Indians in a scam that leaves migrants open to labor abuse...
“Employers and recruiters have colluded and invented this visit visa route,” said Bheem Reddy, president of the Emigrants Welfare Forum...
A demand for short-term workers ahead of big events such as Dubai’s Expo 2020 world fair in October has further fueled the scam, a United Nations official said...
visit visas are sold by hotels and airlines, giving workers no rights and freeing employers from all responsibility.