Chelugui discloses 93 deaths of Kenyan workers in Middle East
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 14 Jul 2021
Ubicación: Arabia Saudita
Empresas
United Manpower Services - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 1
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 1 - Kenia , Agencias de trabajadores/as domésticos/as , Gender not reported )Temas
Muertes , Golpizas y violencia , Derecho a la alimentación , Restricted mobility , Negación de la libertad de movimiento , ImprisonmentRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: United Manpower Services told BHRRC that the incident is being investigated by the National Employment Authority in Kenya.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
[Kenya] recorded 93 deaths in the past three years from Kenyans working in the Middle East.
Labour Cabinet secretary Simon Chelugui...
... told MPs that the Ministry is unable to provide a detailed breakdown on the deaths of Kenyans which occurred mostly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arabs Emirates (UAE)...
Mr Chelugui appeared before the Labour Committee alongside PS Peter Tum to explain the circumstances that led to the death of Melvin Kang’ereha in Saudi Arabia in 2020...
[Nominated MP Godfrey Otsotsi] promised to table video and audio recordings of the woman pleading with her employer and United Manpower Services Limited to return her to Kenya...
“I have video and audio recordings that would proof that this woman did not die of natural causes. There is a Philippine witness and the case is being pursed in Saudi Arabia by human rights groups. I find the answers unsatisfactory,” Mr Otsotsi said.
He said the recruiting agent refused to hear the pleas of the Kenyan worker after the Saudi employer mistreated and tortured her including denying her meals.
“United Manpower Services instead transferred the young woman to another employer who mistreated and tortured her leading to her imprisonment. Apart from relying on third party information from Saudi authorities, what have you done to do proper investigations?” Mr Otsotsi said.