UAE: 400 workers in UAE get their dues after court intervenes
要約
Date Reported: 2019年1月21日
場所: アラブ首長国連邦
企業
Al Wasita Emirates for Services & Catering (part of Wasita Group) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: 400
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - バングラデシュ , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - エジプト , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - インド , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - ネパール , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - ナイジェリア , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - フィリピン , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported )課題
食の権利 , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , 移動の自由の否定回答
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
取られた措置: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) and Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) intervened to dispatch a mobile court to the workers' accommodation, the company offered workers two options: to take 50% of their wages and a paid flight home, or to pursue the case via a labour court. Although many workers chose the former option, by April 2019 they were still awaiting wage payments and repatriation and were stranded in the UAE with many missing important family events.
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
A labour dispute involving nearly 400 workers of a catering company was settled... thanks to the high-level involvement of labour officials, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) and diplomatic missions... The ADJD... deployed a mobile court to the workers' accommodation in Mussafah to expedite the resettlement of pending dues. According to statement released by the ADJD, authorities helped in paying Dh3 million in unpaid wages to 400 workers in Abu Dhabi by liquidating their employer's bank guarantee... The workers... spent weeks without food after some of the company owners fled the country. Water and electricity connection was also temporarily disconnected at their accommodation... [W]orkers were offered two options for settling the dispute. "They can take 50 per cent salary immediately along with air ticket and return to their countries within five days. Or they can pursue the case via the labour court and wait until the company can pay their full dues. Many workers are choosing the first option"... The ADJD confirmed that out of 400 workers, only 90 has opted to fight the case... According to officials, the labour dispute had started after the non-national partner in the company, as well as the executive directors, fled the country after misappropriation of large sums of money from the company. This resulted in financial issues and freezing of the company's funds under a judicial order...