UAE: 150 stranded workers flown home without pay
Summary
Date Reported: 3 Aug 2016
Location: United Arab Emirates
Companies
Emguard Electro Mechanical & General Contracting - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 150
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Engineering , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Engineering , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The India embassy stated it was working with the company and local authorities to help 72 Indians who remained stranded in the country.
Source type: Trade magazine
[W]orkers left stranded without pay have been returned to their home country by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. 150 staff members comprising mainly Indians and Bangladeshis went without pay for eight months...some had only limited access to food and sanitation after their company, Emguard Electro Mechanical and General Contracting, went bankrupt and failed to pay their wages.
[We attempted to contact Emguard to invite them to respond to the allegations, but were unable to find current contact information.]