Bahrain: 60 South Asian workers seek Ministry of Labour help for a year of unpaid wages & lack of utilities at labour camp
Summary
Date Reported: 19 Oct 2022
Location: Bahrain
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 60
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 60 - Location unknown , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Pakistan , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Right to Food , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Senior officials at the Ministry of Labour contacted the employer and promised the workers utilities at their labour camp will be restored and that they will get three-months' pay the following week.
Source type: News outlet
"Labourers seek help to restore power at camp", 19 Oct 2022
Desperate expatriate construction workers who had been struggling in their labour camp for the past 10 days without electricity and water reached out to the Labour Ministry yesterday seeking immediate assistance.
Around 60 men from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh gathered at the ministry’s complex in Zayed Town, claiming that they have not been paid for nearly a year.
They met with senior officials, who promised them a ‘feasible solution’ as soon as possible, including the reconnection of power to their living and sleeping quarters...
“The employer is involved in legal issues and the court has agreed to release the funds for salaries – the men will receive three months’ pay next week...
To rub salt into their wounds, the men claimed free visa workers were being taken on to carry out smaller tasks as they ‘sit here with nothing to do’...