At least 600 migrant workers at an unnamed construction workers took strike action in January 2020, claiming they had not been paid for the preceding four months. The employees have been dependent on food provided by charity. The company had not renewed the workers' visas and they were afraid to report the abuse for fear of being arrested.
The men were engaged on projects commissioned by Bahrain National Petroleum Co. (Bapco).
後續行動: By the time of reporting the Labour and Social Development Ministry had been made aware of the case, although the workers had initially been reluctant to report the salary delays. A representative told GDN that they can try to reach a settlement with the company, but that this process becomes more difficult when the workers delay. They stated that the ministry can blacklist companies who do not pay their workers on time, meaning they are unable to hire other employees or carry out their business.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2020年1月15日
地點:
巴林
15 men working for an unnamed civil engineering and construction company alleged that they had not been paid for the previous eight months.
其他
Not Reported (
建築
)
- Employer
受影響的
受影響的總人數:
15
移民和移民工人: (
15
- 地點未知
, 建築
, 未報告性別
)
議題
恐嚇和威脅
,
食物權
,
剝奪言論自由
回應
回應紀錄: 否
後續行動: An Indian social worker reported to GDN that the company made a very small portion of repayment to the workers and repatriated those who reported the case.
Two more cases of non-payment of wages at companies in Bahrain are being investigated...
at least 600 expatriate employees at a construction company downed their tools last week, claiming they had not been paid for four months...
15 men working for a civil engineering and construction company’s portable buildings unit claimed they had not been paid for the past eight months.
In both the cases the employees said they had not officially registered complaints with labour officials “out of fear”...
The men [in the first case] have been engaged in major ongoing projects including Bapco refinery, Bapco Club, Awali Hospital staff quarters, military projects in Safra and Coastguard projects in Muharraq.