Middle East & Africa: UK Export Finance agency reportedly funding projects linked to labour abuse & environmental damage; contains comment from UKEF
Resumo
Data informada: 31 Mar 2022
Localização: Oman
Outros
Not Reported ( Construção Civil ) - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 1
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 1 - Índia , Construção Civil , Men , Unknown migration status )Temas
Salário abaixo da linha da pobreza , Retenção de passaportes , Condições de vida precárias/inadequadasResposta
Response sought: Não
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
Resumo
Data informada: 31 Mar 2022
Localização: Barein
Empresas
Bahrain Petroleum Co (BAPCO) - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 1
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( Número desconhecido - Índia , Petróleo, gás e carvão , Gender not reported )Temas
Salário abaixo da linha da pobreza , Condições de vida precárias/inadequadasResposta
Response sought: Não
Medidas tomadas: None reported
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
Resumo
Data informada: 31 Mar 2022
Localização: Kuwait
Empresas
Kuwait Petroleum International Limited - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: Número desconhecido
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( Número desconhecido - Índia , Petróleo, gás e carvão , Men , Unknown migration status )Temas
Personal HealthResposta
Resposta solicitada: Sim, por Journalist
Medidas tomadas: None reported
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
"Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage," 31 Mar 2022
The British government has provided more than £5bn in the past three years to overseas energy and infrastructure projects linked to labour abuses and environmental damage...
A review of an oil refinery upgrade programme in Kuwait, obtained by a freedom of information request, shows that UKEF knew of worker issues before it provided a $179m (£135m) support package in 2019. Employees and contractors were commonly working more than the maximum overtime hours allowed by legislation, and 87% of workers surveyed had not received an employment contract, according to the UKEF’s review...
Aditya*, 35, said he has been unable to leave his job in Oman. His employer is a sub-contractor involved in the construction of the country’s Duqm oil refinery project. Aditya said he worked 11-hour days, for $1.90 (£1.45) an hour. The Duqm oil refinery received £700m of UK funds in 2019...
Before awarding it $500m in 2019, a UKEF review flagged the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) oil refinery expansion project as having “forced and child labour and worker health and safety as potential project risks”...
TotalEnergies, KNPC, Bapco and OQ – the developer of the Duqm refinery – did not respond to requests for comment.
We undertake thorough reviews to ensure the management of environmental and social impacts and risks, including those associated with worker welfare, meet international industry standards following the provision of our support. No aspect of our commercial relationship with any company prevents us from taking action so that these standards are met for the duration of our support.UK Export Finance spokesperson