Saudi Arabia: Companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in 'acute & unchecked' exploitation of migrant workers
Summary
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
Al-Mutairi Support Services - Employer , Kyan Coffee - ClientAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Restaurants & bars , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Right to Food , Dismissal , Intimidation , Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Freedom of Expression , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Irregular WorkResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists reached out to the named companies; those linked to this allegation did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
Herald International - Recruiter , National Basics Company - Employer , Al Rashid Trading & Contracting - ClientAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Contract Substitution , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Journalists reached out to all companies named in the article. The companies linked to this allegation did not respond.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
Carrefour - ClientOther
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Supermarkets & grocery , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Intimidation , Denial of leave , Fair & Equal Wages , Other Discrimination , Excessive production targets , Mandatory overtime , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Access to Water , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists asked all companies to respond; those linked to this allegation did not.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
Rust Burger - Client , NAS Manpower Solutions - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Restaurants & bars , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Mandatory overtime , Other Discrimination , Wage Theft , Fair & Equal Wages , Restricted mobilityResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists reached out to all companies named; NAS Manpower responded. NAS Manpower says the worker’s accusation is “incorrect” and claims that the company is “very cooperative” with all their workers.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 3 Mar 2024
Location: Saudi Arabia
Companies
HungerStation (part of Delivery Hero) - Client , Al Saeed General Contracting - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Restaurants & bars , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Wage Theft , Freedom of Expression , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Access to InformationResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Journalists reached out to all companies named in the report; those linked to this allegation did not respond.
Source type: NGO
“Saudi companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in acute and unchecked exploitation”
…When recruitment agents in Kathmandu told him about a job opportunity at Saudi Aramco… he paid 150,000 rupees (US$ 1,115) to the firm…
Ten Nepali migrant workers interviewed for this story recounted to Migrant-Rights.org similar experiences...
Ranjit’s employer turned out to be National Basics Company…he now works for Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting…
…the agency, Herald International Pvt Ltd, misled him…
…Al Mutairi sent him to work as a barista at a Kyan coffee shop…
…A food delivery worker at Hunger Station in Al Qassim says he got a warning from the manpower supply company when he asked why his salary was delayed…
He has been working through Al Saeed General Contracting…
…Khadka, who worked at the Carrefour warehouse and Barn’s coffee shop through a contractor company, says workers are pressured…
A worker at Rust Burger, who works through NAS Manpower Solutions…shared a similar story…NAS Manpower says the worker’s accusation is “incorrect” and claims that the company is “very cooperative” with all their workers.
A current worker at Barn’s Coffee says his supplier also asked him for a 5,000 riyals…
[Journalists researched out to all companies named in the article; only NAS Manpower solutions provided a comment].