India: Kerala workers in the Gulf face unprecedented levels of wage theft, with low awareness of rights & access to justice leaving many stranded & jobless
요약
보고된 날짜: 2021년 4월 8일
위치: 바레인
기타
Not Reported ( 시공 ) - Employer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 25
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - 인도 , 시공 , Gender not reported )토픽들
식량권 , 불안정한/불적합한 생활환경 , 여권 압류 , 개인 건강 , 임금 착취결과
Response sought: 아니오
시행된 조치: None reported. Some workers found new employers and others were repatriated but the workers have not received their owed dues.
출처: News outlet
요약
보고된 날짜: 2021년 4월 8일
위치: 사우디아라비아
기업 페이지
Nasser S. Al-Hajri Corporation (NSH) - Employer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 600
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 300 - 인도 , 시공 , Gender not reported )토픽들
위협 , 해고 , 임금 착취결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, Journalist에 의해 요청됨
시행된 조치: Lawyers Beyond Borders has received up to 600 complaints from workers allegedly owed wages, and is launching legal action on behalf of former employees.
출처: News outlet
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In the Gulf alone, over 700 Keralite workers have reported non-payment of wages since the pandemic began… with millions of migrant workers in the region, the true number is likely much higher.
Wage theft – the denial of wages or benefits rightfully owed to an employee – could devastate Kerala’s economy…
Since the pandemic began, close to 900,000 Keralites have been repatriated from around the world, the highest number of any Indian state. Almost 95% returned from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states…
Most workers are not aware of how to report their employers for withholding wages, leading to cases being registered late and delayed investigations. And there are complicated issues of legal jurisdiction. Those who have returned to Kerala cannot file legal cases against their employers without a power of attorney in their destination country.