The Indian government is struggling to support thousands of its citizens who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia, India’s minister of external affairs said , a new indication of how the drop in global oil prices has affected the Arab world’s largest economy and those who rely on it for their livelihoods.
More than 10,000 Indians have recently lost their jobs in the kingdom, and many are stuck there, some unable to feed themselves after not having been paid in months, the minister, Sushma Swaraj, told the upper house of India’s Parliament.
“The government has taken this issue very seriously,” Ms. Swaraj said. “If they are getting work, it is fine. But if they are not getting work and want to come back home, I assure you that we will bring them home safe.
Migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beaten, exploited, and trapped in forced labor situations, Human Rights Watch said ,The UAE government, about to take up an influential new role in the International Labour Organization (ILO), has failed to adequately protect female domestic workers – many of them from the Philippines – from abuse by employers and recruiters.
“The UAE’s sponsorship system chains domestic workers to their employers and then leaves them isolated and at risk of abuse behind the closed doors of private homes,With no labor law protections for domestic workers, employers can, and many do, overwork, underpay, and abuse these women.”
At least 146,000 female migrant domestic workers – possibly many more – from countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Ethiopia work in the UAE. However, some embassies or consulates in the UAE do not have shelters or adequate staffing to deal with abused domestic workers
While UAE authorities have prosecuted some employers for murder or extreme physical abuse, workers who seek redress must overcome a host of legal and practical obstacles, particularly in pursuing court remedies for contract breaches or less extreme abuse. Many workers face “absconding” charges, an administrative offense, for leaving an employer without consent before the contract ends. While some workers said police officers treated them well, others said police encouraged them to return to abusive employers. In some cases, employers filed trumped-up theft charges against workers who fled. Some said court delays made them give up any hope of getting unpaid wages.
Many workers said they faced further abuse if they turned to their recruitment agencies for help. lets, know more
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