18 Gujuratis return home from Riyadh
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 6 Mar 2020
Ubicación: Arabia Saudita
Empresas
Saudi Specialist Construction - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Bangladés , Construcción , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 61 - India , Construcción , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Pakistán , Construcción , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Sri Lanka , Construcción , Gender not reported )Temas
Derecho a la alimentación , Failing to renew visas , Wage TheftRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: The men's labour officer forced their sponsor to provide enough money for them to buy food; only two with valid visas could leave the accommodation to buy food. The workers who have remained in Riyadh have filed a labour court case there. In September 2019 a report on the case was acknowledged by the Indian embassy in Riyadh that they were seeking a solution. Of the 61 Indian workers, 39 were repatriated in February and March of 2020; one had returned the previous year. 21 decided to stay to fight a labour case; 6 of these had then applied to exit visas with the remaining 15 staying in Riyadh.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
[Of] 20 Gujuratis who were stranded in Riyadh, 18 returned recently. One had returned last year while one has chosen to stay back hoping to win the court case...
61 Indians and several foreign nationals.. were living in deplorable conditions after... Saudi Specialist Construction Limited (SSCL) in Saudi Arabia, ran into problems and the management allegedly deserted the workers…
“We lived in fear of the police… [we] never ventured too far for fear of getting arrested”…
None of the workers had been paid for a year since the company owners abandoned them and for nine months of work before that.