18 Gujuratis return home from Riyadh
الملخص
Date Reported: 6 مارس 2020
الموقع: السعودية (المملكة العربية)
الشركات
Saudi Specialist Construction - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - بنجلاديش , البناء , Gender not reported ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( 61 - الهند , البناء , Gender not reported ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - باكستان , البناء , Gender not reported ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - سريلانكا , البناء , Gender not reported )القضايا
الحق في الغذاء , Failing to renew visas , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The men's labour officer forced their sponsor to provide enough money for them to buy food; only two with valid visas could leave the accommodation to buy food. The workers who have remained in Riyadh have filed a labour court case there. In September 2019 a report on the case was acknowledged by the Indian embassy in Riyadh that they were seeking a solution. Of the 61 Indian workers, 39 were repatriated in February and March of 2020; one had returned the previous year. 21 decided to stay to fight a labour case; 6 of these had then applied to exit visas with the remaining 15 staying in Riyadh.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
[Of] 20 Gujuratis who were stranded in Riyadh, 18 returned recently. One had returned last year while one has chosen to stay back hoping to win the court case...
61 Indians and several foreign nationals.. were living in deplorable conditions after... Saudi Specialist Construction Limited (SSCL) in Saudi Arabia, ran into problems and the management allegedly deserted the workers…
“We lived in fear of the police… [we] never ventured too far for fear of getting arrested”…
None of the workers had been paid for a year since the company owners abandoned them and for nine months of work before that.