Serbia: Authorities investigating allegations of human trafficking of Indian workers by Chinese company; incl. co. comment
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 2 Feb 2024
Standort: Serbien
Unternehmen
China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction Co Ltd - Employer , M & S International - Recruiter , LYQ - Other Value Chain Entity , Shandong Linglong Tire - Client , Nissan - Reported buyer , Audi (part of Volkswagen) - Reported buyer , Ford - Reported buyer , Stellantis - Reported buyer , Hyundai Motor (part of Hyundai Kia Motor) - Reported buyer , Volkswagen - Reported buyer , MAN Truck & Bus (part of Volkswagen) - Reported buyerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 11 - Indien , Bau , Gender not reported , Undocumented migrants )Themen
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Denial of leave , Recht auf Nahrung , Menschenhandel , Gewaltakte , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Contract Substitution , Einbehalten von Ausweisdokumenten , Verletzungen , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Journalists & Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
External link to response: (Find out more)
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Linglong company on Wednesday said that it “does not employ and has never employed workers from India” and that the contract with CEEG was terminated in September 2022. Journalists could not contact LYQ. MAN Truck & Bus told journalists it has been following the reports and has stopped all delivery requests since November. Volkswagen said to journalists it is seeking to “clarify the facts”. The Resource reached out to all alleged buyers who had not been reached for comment by journalists, all who responded.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
"Serbia Prosecution Investigates Alleged Human Trafficking of Indian Workers", 2 February 2024
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zrenjanin, Serbia, has started investigating a complaint made by a human trafficking NGO, ASTRA, about possible human trafficking of workers from India hired by the Serbian branch of the construction company China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction, CEEG.
CEEG is a subcontractor of Chinese tire giant Linglong at whose construction site citizens from India were working.
[...]
ASTRA, an organisation dealing with human trafficking and labor exploitation, made a complaint seeking the urgent reaction of institutions, claiming that there are serious indications of “human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation” of Indian citizens.
[...]
Linglong company...said that it “does not employ and has never employed workers from India” and that the contract with CEEG was terminated in September 2022.