UAE: 400 workers in UAE get their dues after court intervenes
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Date Reported: 21 Янв 2019
Местонахождение: Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
Компании
Al Wasita Emirates for Services & Catering (part of Wasita Group) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 400
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Кейтеринг и услуги питания , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Египет , Кейтеринг и услуги питания , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Индия , Кейтеринг и услуги питания , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Непал , Кейтеринг и услуги питания , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Нигерия , Кейтеринг и услуги питания , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Филиппины , Кейтеринг и услуги питания , Gender not reported )Темы
Право на питание , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Ограничение свободы передвиженияОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Принятые меры: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) and Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) intervened to dispatch a mobile court to the workers' accommodation, the company offered workers two options: to take 50% of their wages and a paid flight home, or to pursue the case via a labour court. Although many workers chose the former option, by April 2019 they were still awaiting wage payments and repatriation and were stranded in the UAE with many missing important family events.
Вид источника: News outlet
A labour dispute involving nearly 400 workers of a catering company was settled... thanks to the high-level involvement of labour officials, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) and diplomatic missions... The ADJD... deployed a mobile court to the workers' accommodation in Mussafah to expedite the resettlement of pending dues. According to statement released by the ADJD, authorities helped in paying Dh3 million in unpaid wages to 400 workers in Abu Dhabi by liquidating their employer's bank guarantee... The workers... spent weeks without food after some of the company owners fled the country. Water and electricity connection was also temporarily disconnected at their accommodation... [W]orkers were offered two options for settling the dispute. "They can take 50 per cent salary immediately along with air ticket and return to their countries within five days. Or they can pursue the case via the labour court and wait until the company can pay their full dues. Many workers are choosing the first option"... The ADJD confirmed that out of 400 workers, only 90 has opted to fight the case... According to officials, the labour dispute had started after the non-national partner in the company, as well as the executive directors, fled the country after misappropriation of large sums of money from the company. This resulted in financial issues and freezing of the company's funds under a judicial order...