India: Companies and government failing Gulf returnees who face wage theft, quarantine fees
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 11 Sep 2020
Ubicación: Kuwait
Otro
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 2 - India , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )Temas
Wage TheftRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: One of the workers stated he had not received financial assistance from the government. No action was reported on the part of the employer.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 11 Sep 2020
Ubicación: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Otro
Not Reported ( Sector no comunicado/aplicable ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 1
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 1 - India - Sector desconocido , Gender not reported )Temas
Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Negación de la libertad de movimientoRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: The worker cancelled his visa and returned home, but was still owed wages at the time of writing.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 11 Sep 2020
Ubicación: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Otro
Not Reported ( Construcción ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 1
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 1 - India , Construcción , Gender not reported )Temas
Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: None reported.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
"Thousands of Gulf returnees in India don't know what to do next," 11 Sep 2020
In early May, when the Indian government announced the first set of repatriation flights, 300,000 people registered in the Gulf alone... an estimated 20-30,000 migrants have arrived at Hyderabad airport from Gulf countries...
While the Telangana government provided free quarantine facilities to about 5500 returnees, some were handed over INR 8,000 (USD 110) per person as hotel quarantine stipends...
Activists point out that labour contractors in the Gulf have used the pandemic as an excuse to entirely terminate employment for hundreds of migrant workers without paying them their dues. “During the pandemic, it was really difficult for us to manage. The contractor returned our passports and cancelled all arrears on wages,” Rakesh said. He migrated to the Gulf for work in 2014 and said that he is owed lakhs of Indian rupees in bonus amounts promised to him by his employer.