Late Wages for Migrant Workers at a Trump Golf Course in Dubai
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 26 Ago 2017
Ubicación: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Empresas
Al Arif Group - Unknown , DAMAC Properties - Unknown , Trump Organization - UnknownAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 24
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - India , Construcción , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Nepal , Construcción , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Pakistán , Construcción , Gender not reported )Temas
Tasas de contratación , Condiciones de vida precarias/inadecuadas , Movilidad restringida , Retención de pasaportes , Servidumbre por deudas , Salud personal , Robo de salarios , Negación de la libertad de movimientoRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: The delays prompted workers to engage in strikes lasting one or two days, resulting in salary payment by Al Arif.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
The Trump International Golf Club, which officially opened in February, is the centerpiece of Damac Hills, a gated complex of 4,000 luxury villas and 7,500 condos selling for up to $4 million each… While the president’s company, the Trump Organization, is not the workers’ employer, it manages the properties through a partnership with Damac, one of Dubai’s largest real estate developers…The migrant workers make $200 to $400 a month, money that frequently comes weeks or months late, prompting recent strikes...The workers say they struggle to cover debts amassed in paying recruitment agents for their jobs, while confronting physical hardships and violations of their rights under local labor laws. Most of the workers interviewed...have been employees of a local construction company, Al Arif, which has a contract from Damac to build parts of the course and surrounding villas at Damac Hills…The workers at Al Arif…described a constant state of anxiety over when they would be paid…[T]he workers said their employer held their passports, which also violates national law…