AN agreement has been reached on partial settlements of long-pending dues to workers at a construction company in Bahrain.

More than 150 employees working with Fundament, who had claimed non-payment of wages for almost six months, are expected to receive 35 per cent of their pending salaries latest by July 13...

“A document is being prepared by the owners of the company on these terms, a copy of which will be submitted to the ministry, the embassies and the employees.”

The workers currently in the Ma’ameer accommodation include 154 Indians, 21 Bangladeshis and four Pakistanis...

They took to the streets outside their labour camps in Ma’ameer before they were stopped by police.

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