Abuses on U.S. bases in Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers
要約
Date Reported: 2022年10月27日
場所: クウェート
企業
Kuwait Resources House - Employer , Vectrus - Other Value Chain Entity , Amentum - Other Value Chain Entityその他
Government ( 公共団体 ) - Client関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - ネパール , エンジニアリング , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - ネパール , 軍事/防衛 , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - インド , 軍事/防衛 , Gender not reported )課題
Poverty Wages , 採用費 , 移動の自由の否定 , 採用費回答
Response sought: Yes, by Media
External link to response: (Find out more)
取られた措置: None reported. KRH denied all the allegations
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
要約
Date Reported: 2022年10月27日
場所: クウェート
企業
Tamimi - Employerその他
Government ( 軍事/防衛 ) - Client関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - バングラデシュ , 輸送: 一般 , Gender not reported )課題
採用費回答
Response sought: Yes, by Media
External link to response: (Find out more)
取られた措置: None reported. Tamimi denied the allegations.
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
Foreign workers for defense contractors on at least four U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf are trapped in their jobs by abusive employment practices that they say prevent them from returning home or even looking for better work in the region, more than 30 current and former workers said in interviews.
Many of the thousands of migrants employed on Persian Gulf bases have had their passports confiscated, been saddled with onerous debts after paying illegal recruitment fees...
The companies that provide food, repair vehicles and supply other services to the U.S. military routinely turn down requests from civilian employees for release papers they need to leave their jobs...
The workers, mainly from South Asia, are employed as mechanics and laborers by Kuwait Resources House (KRH), a large subcontractor for major defense firms at several American military bases in the Persian Gulf, including U.S.-headquartered Vectrus and Amentum...
Ten current and former workers said many KRH employees cannot seek better-paying jobs, or in some cases, even go home, because the company blocks them from leaving...
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