In December 2019, two Indian workers were repatriated thanks to the intervention of the Indian Consultate in Dubai.

The workers had been employed at UAE company Al Maidan Sanitary Contracting and AC units. They had come to Sharjah in January 2019, and alleged in September that they had not been paid for three months. The consulate discovered that the employer was absconding and was in possession of the workers' passports. The workers were dependent on food aid.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre contacted Al Maidan to invite them to respond to the allegations; the company did not respond.