Middle East & Africa: UK Export Finance agency reportedly funding projects linked to labour abuse & environmental damage; contains comment from UKEF
Résumé
Date indiquée: 31 Mar 2022
Lieu: Oman
Autre
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Inde , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Conservation des documents d'identité , Salaires de misère , Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptéesRéponse
Response sought: Non
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 31 Mar 2022
Lieu: Bahreïn
Entreprises
Bahrain Petroleum Co (BAPCO) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Inde , Pétrole, gaz et charbon , Men , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Salaires de misère , Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptéesRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: None reported
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 31 Mar 2022
Lieu: Koweït
Entreprises
Kuwait Petroleum International Limited - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Inde , Pétrole, gaz et charbon , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Santé personnelleRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Journalist
Mesures prises: None reported
Type de source: News outlet
"Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage," 31 Mar 2022
The British government has provided more than £5bn in the past three years to overseas energy and infrastructure projects linked to labour abuses and environmental damage...
A review of an oil refinery upgrade programme in Kuwait, obtained by a freedom of information request, shows that UKEF knew of worker issues before it provided a $179m (£135m) support package in 2019. Employees and contractors were commonly working more than the maximum overtime hours allowed by legislation, and 87% of workers surveyed had not received an employment contract, according to the UKEF’s review...
Aditya*, 35, said he has been unable to leave his job in Oman. His employer is a sub-contractor involved in the construction of the country’s Duqm oil refinery project. Aditya said he worked 11-hour days, for $1.90 (£1.45) an hour. The Duqm oil refinery received £700m of UK funds in 2019...
Before awarding it $500m in 2019, a UKEF review flagged the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) oil refinery expansion project as having “forced and child labour and worker health and safety as potential project risks”...
TotalEnergies, KNPC, Bapco and OQ – the developer of the Duqm refinery – did not respond to requests for comment.
We undertake thorough reviews to ensure the management of environmental and social impacts and risks, including those associated with worker welfare, meet international industry standards following the provision of our support. No aspect of our commercial relationship with any company prevents us from taking action so that these standards are met for the duration of our support.UK Export Finance spokesperson