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21 men employed by Musalli Factory for Gold & Jewellery alleged that the company had failed to pay their salaries for 3 months and that over the previous two years employment conditions have deteriorated. They alleged that they were not in posession of their passports, the company had not renewed their visas and that their food allowance had been stopped. They remain stranded in their labour accommodation.
Companies
Musalli Factory for Gold & Jewellery
- Employer
Affected
Total individuals affected:
21
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
21
- India
, Jewellery
, Gender not reported
)
Issues
Right to Food
,
Failing to renew visas
,
Retention of identity documents
,
Wage Theft
Action taken: The workers recorded a video plea to the government and activists to free them, which drew the attention of the National Anti Trafficking Committee (NATC) in Kolkata. It confirmed ongoing investigations and its intention to address the issue of withheld passports and repatriation.
A video of around 21 goldsmith workers from Jeddah Saudi Arabia pleading to the Indian government and activists to have them freed reached the inbox of the National Anti-Trafficking Committee (NATC), Kolkata Chapter, on October 22, 2019...
[A letter read] “We came to Saudi Arabia... [in] 2011, for a company named Musalli Gold... but for the past two years, things are not that well... our visa expired. Then they started paying our salary very late and now our food allowance has been completely stopped... [After workers applied for permission to leave] the company replied saying that they had not paid tax to the Saudi Government for 29 years and hence the employee would have to wait."