Bahrain: Report finds migrant workers continue to bear cost of salary non-payments, despite protections
摘要
日期: 2019年10月13日
地點: 巴林
企業
Ramses Trading Co. - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 , 建築 , Gender not reported )議題
剝奪言論自由 , Wage Theft回應
Response sought: 否
後續行動: The protests were dispersed by riot police.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2019年10月13日
地點: 巴林
企業
Sonar Security - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 200
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 孟加拉 , 安保公司 , Gender not reported ) , 移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 尼泊爾 , 安保公司 , Gender not reported )議題
毆打和暴力 , 恐嚇和威脅 , 剝奪言論自由 , Wage Theft , Imprisonment回應
已邀請回應:是,由Migrant-Rights.org
後續行動: On the same day that payment failed, the workers staged a protest march. Some workers alleged being intimidated and assaulted by the owner's son after returning to their accommodation. The police arrested nine workers due to the incident, who were later released without charge. The workers said their cases have been referred to the labour court and their embassies were aware, although they hadn't had much response.
資訊來源: NGO
摘要
日期: 2019年10月13日
地點: 巴林
企業
Zone Security - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 200
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 孟加拉 , 安保公司 , Gender not reported ) , 移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 尼泊爾 , 安保公司 , Gender not reported )議題
剝奪言論自由 , Wage Theft , Imprisonment , 恐嚇和威脅 , 毆打和暴力回應
已邀請回應:是,由NGO
後續行動: On the same day that payment failed, the workers staged a protest march. Some workers alleged being intimidated and assaulted by the owner's son after returning to their accomodation. The police arrested nine workers due to the incident, who were later released without charge. The workers said their cases have been referred to the labour court and their embassies were aware, although they hadn't had much response.
資訊來源: NGO
"Non-payment of wages: An issue on the rise for low-income migrant workers in Bahrain," 13 Oct 2019
This report reviews the issue of non-payment of wages that migrant workers in Bahrain increasingly face, and assesses the Bahraini government’s response...
The economic downturn, caused mainly by low oil prices, hit Bahrain’s construction sector hard and exacerbated the already rampant practice of non-payment of wages. Costs and losses are passed on to the most vulnerable – the migrant workers at the end of the supply chain...
Over the past several months, workers from different sectors have staged protests across Bahrain over unpaid-wages and poor working conditions, though only a few of them have received media attention.
[We were unable to find contact information for Ramses Trading Co., one of the named companies, to invite them to respond to the article.]