Saudi Arabia: Companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in 'acute & unchecked' exploitation of migrant workers
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Mar 2024
Lieu: Arabie Saoudite
Entreprises
Kyan Coffee - Client , Al-Mutairi Support Services - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Népal , Restaurants et bars , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Droit à l'alimentation , Déni de liberté d'expression , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Irregular Work , Dismissal , Intimidation et menaces , Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Journalists
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Journalists reached out to the named companies; those linked to this allegation did not respond.
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Mar 2024
Lieu: Arabie Saoudite
Entreprises
Herald International - Recruiter , National Basics Company - Employer , Al Rashid Trading & Contracting - ClientConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Népal , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Contract Substitution , Frais de recrutementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Journalist
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The Journalists reached out to all companies named in the article. The companies linked to this allegation did not respond.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Mar 2024
Lieu: Arabie Saoudite
Entreprises
Carrefour - ClientAutre
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Lieu inconnu , Supermarchés et épiceries , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Intimidation et menaces , Denial of leave , Fair & Equal Wages , Discrimination/diversité : Généralités , Excessive production targets , Mandatory overtime , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Accès à l'eau , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Journalist
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Journalists asked all companies to respond; those linked to this allegation did not.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Mar 2024
Lieu: Arabie Saoudite
Entreprises
Rust Burger - Client , NAS Manpower Solutions - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Restaurants et bars , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Mandatory overtime , Discrimination/diversité : Généralités , Wage Theft , Fair & Equal Wages , Restricted mobilityRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Journalists
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Journalists reached out to all companies named; NAS Manpower responded. NAS Manpower says the worker’s accusation is “incorrect” and claims that the company is “very cooperative” with all their workers.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Mar 2024
Lieu: Arabie Saoudite
Entreprises
HungerStation (part of Delivery Hero) - Client , Al Saeed General Contracting - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 1
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Lieu inconnu , Restaurants et bars , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Wage Theft , Déni de liberté d'expression , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Accès à l'informationRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Journalists
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Journalists reached out to all companies named in the report; those linked to this allegation did not respond.
Type de source: NGO
“Saudi companies opt for subcontracting over direct hires, resulting in acute and unchecked exploitation”
…When recruitment agents in Kathmandu told him about a job opportunity at Saudi Aramco… he paid 150,000 rupees (US$ 1,115) to the firm…
Ten Nepali migrant workers interviewed for this story recounted to Migrant-Rights.org similar experiences...
Ranjit’s employer turned out to be National Basics Company…he now works for Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting…
…the agency, Herald International Pvt Ltd, misled him…
…Al Mutairi sent him to work as a barista at a Kyan coffee shop…
…A food delivery worker at Hunger Station in Al Qassim says he got a warning from the manpower supply company when he asked why his salary was delayed…
He has been working through Al Saeed General Contracting…
…Khadka, who worked at the Carrefour warehouse and Barn’s coffee shop through a contractor company, says workers are pressured…
A worker at Rust Burger, who works through NAS Manpower Solutions…shared a similar story…NAS Manpower says the worker’s accusation is “incorrect” and claims that the company is “very cooperative” with all their workers.
A current worker at Barn’s Coffee says his supplier also asked him for a 5,000 riyals…
[Journalists researched out to all companies named in the article; only NAS Manpower solutions provided a comment].