Kenya: Police investigating First Choice Recruitment & Consultancy for allegedly defrauding potential migrant workers over World Cup
Résumé
Date indiquée: 16 Sep 2022
Lieu: Kenya
Entreprises
First Choice Recruitment & Consultancy - RecruiterConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 200
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 200 - Kenya - Secteur inconnu , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Kenya , Nettoyage et entretien , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Kenya , Commerce de détail , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Kenya , Services : Général , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Frais de recrutement , Conservation des documents d'identitéRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: The recruitment agency denied those claims and said there are delays in the processing of visas. The local police has launched an investigation into what they said was a suspicious recruitment process.
Type de source: News outlet
"How recruiter conned Eldoret youths Sh800, 000 over fake Qatar World Cup jobs"
A recruitment agency in Eldoret is under scrutiny after more than 200 youths in Uasin Gishu County accused it of promising them World Cup jobs in Qatar that did not materialise. The agitated youths stormed the county commissioner’s office in Eldoret on Wednesday, waving twigs and asking relevant State agencies to help them get back their hard-earned money.
They claimed the agency collected money from them with the promise of placing them in World Cup-related jobs in the Gulf country. They accused the firm of holding their documents, including passports and academic certificates. The positions promised included receptionists, cashiers and cleaners in Qatar and other countries. The complainants claimed they parted with a lump sum of between Sh40,000 to Sh200,000...
The company, First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy, has offices at the Bandaptai building in Eldoret. It has denied the claims and blamed delays on visa processing. Police are investigating the complaints. People who lost money have started recording statements with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The recruitment agency is being investigated, Turbo Deputy County Commissioner Mohammed Mwabudzo said on Wednesday.