Chelugui discloses 93 deaths of Kenyan workers in Middle East
Resumo
Data informada: 14 Jul 2021
Localização: Arábia Saudita
Empresas
United Manpower Services - RecruiterAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 1
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 1 - Quénia , Agências de Empregadas Domésticas , Gender not reported )Temas
Mortes , Espancamento e Violência , Direito à Alimentação , Restricted mobility , Privação da liberdade de ir e vir , ImprisonmentResposta
Resposta solicitada: Sim, por Resource Centre
História contendo resposta (Saiba mais)
Medidas tomadas: United Manpower Services told BHRRC that the incident is being investigated by the National Employment Authority in Kenya.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
[Kenya] recorded 93 deaths in the past three years from Kenyans working in the Middle East.
Labour Cabinet secretary Simon Chelugui...
... told MPs that the Ministry is unable to provide a detailed breakdown on the deaths of Kenyans which occurred mostly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arabs Emirates (UAE)...
Mr Chelugui appeared before the Labour Committee alongside PS Peter Tum to explain the circumstances that led to the death of Melvin Kang’ereha in Saudi Arabia in 2020...
[Nominated MP Godfrey Otsotsi] promised to table video and audio recordings of the woman pleading with her employer and United Manpower Services Limited to return her to Kenya...
“I have video and audio recordings that would proof that this woman did not die of natural causes. There is a Philippine witness and the case is being pursed in Saudi Arabia by human rights groups. I find the answers unsatisfactory,” Mr Otsotsi said.
He said the recruiting agent refused to hear the pleas of the Kenyan worker after the Saudi employer mistreated and tortured her including denying her meals.
“United Manpower Services instead transferred the young woman to another employer who mistreated and tortured her leading to her imprisonment. Apart from relying on third party information from Saudi authorities, what have you done to do proper investigations?” Mr Otsotsi said.