Oman: 800 migrant workers at Petron Gulf stranded without pay for 5 months
Summary
Date Reported: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Oman
Companies
Petron Emirates Group - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 800
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 800 - India , Manufacturing: General , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 100 - Middle East & No. Africa , Manufacturing: General , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre
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Action taken: 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.
Source type: 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…