Abuses on U.S. bases in Persian Gulf ensnare legions of migrant workers
요약
보고된 날짜: 2022년 10월 27일
위치: 쿠웨이트
기업 페이지
Kuwait Resources House - Employer , Vectrus - Other Value Chain Entity , Amentum - Other Value Chain Entity기타
Government ( 공공 기관 ) - Client영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 네팔 , 공학 기술 , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 네팔 , 군사/방위 , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 인도 , 군사/방위 , Gender not reported )토픽들
빈곤 임금 , 직업소개수수료 , 이동의 자유 , 직업소개수수료결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, Media에 의해 요청됨
응답을 볼 수 있는 외부 링크: (더 알아보기)
시행된 조치: None reported. KRH denied all the allegations
출처: News outlet
요약
보고된 날짜: 2022년 10월 27일
위치: 쿠웨이트
기업 페이지
Tamimi - Employer기타
Government ( 군사/방위 ) - Client영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 방글라데시 , 운송: 일반 , Gender not reported )토픽들
직업소개수수료결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, Media에 의해 요청됨
응답을 볼 수 있는 외부 링크: (더 알아보기)
시행된 조치: None reported. Tamimi denied the allegations.
출처: 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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