Bahrain: Authorities take legal action against Bramco for labour violations; company could not be reached for comment
Résumé
Date indiquée: 6 Fév 2019
Lieu: Bahreïn
Entreprises
Bramco Group - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 100
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Bangladesh , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 56 - Inde , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Népal , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Philippines , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Droit à l'alimentation , Failing to renew visas , Wage TheftRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: In February 2019 it was reported that the Labour Ministry had lodged a case against Bramco for failing to pay over 100 employees for months, some claimed they had not been paid for over a year. At the time of reporting 43 Bangladeshi employees were planning to file a separate police complaint. The Indian and Bangladeshi embassies were both in touch with the Labour Ministry and had been advising impacted nationals.
Type de source: News outlet
"Authorities step in to resolve Bramco labour dispute", 18 Feb 2019
Bahrain authorities have stepped in to resolve an ongoing unpaid wages row in a company...the Labour and Social Development Ministry...lodged its own complaint against the company over allegations it has failed to pay more than 100 employees for months...A top government official told the GDN that “due to mounting pressure” the company has surrendered 90 passports of its staff after they stepped in to resolve the case...“We found that some workers required to be transferred to Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) or required medications,” said the official...“These workers are living in an area where there are no amenities close by and have not received their salaries for months...[a]rrangements are now being made for those workers who wish to return (to their country), while they can hand over power of attorneys to their respective embassies to follow up on their pending wages..."
..the company which employs staff from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines, has been blacklisted by the government – and the owner, who is currently abroad, could not be reached for a comment.
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre attempted to invite the company to respond to the allegations, but the company could not be reached over publicly listed email addresses or phone numbers.