Oman: 800 migrant workers at Petron Gulf stranded without pay for 5 months
الملخص
Date Reported: 11 أغسطس 2017
الموقع: عُمان
الشركات
Petron Emirates Group - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 800
عمال مهاجرون: ( 800 - الهند , التصنيع: عامة , Gender not reported ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( 100 - الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا , التصنيع: عامة , Gender not reported )القضايا
الحق في الغذاء , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , الحرمان من حرية التنقلالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The workers filed a complaint with the Indian embassy in Oman and with Oman's manpower department. Petron Gulf did not respond to an invitation to respond from the Resource Centre.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
“‘No food, no pay’: 800 Indian workers stranded in Oman tell all”, 11 August 2017
…[A]round 800 Indian workers…are stranded in an industrial town in Oman, without proper food, drinking water, shelter and valid work permit cards for the last few weeks…Additionally, majority of the workers don’t possess a valid work permit visa as the company has failed to renew it on time…The Indian workers were left in lurch by the company management by not providing salary for the last five months and according to the workers…Following the crisis, the workers had filed a complaint with the Indian embassy in Oman on 2 August and also with Oman’s manpower department…