45 Asian hospital workers stranded in Saudi Arabia
45 Asian hospital workers are stranded in Saudi Arabia after expiry of their work contracts.
By PTI |
DUBAI: Over forty Asian workers, who claim they have not been paid wages for seven months, remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, even as the authorities have asked local police in Riyadh to expedite their cases.
The hospital workers, including a number of Indians, are demanding that they be paid their dues and provided plane tickets home in accordance with the law, a leading gulf daily has said.
"The Riyadh governorate has asked the Sulaimaniya police to help solve the eight-month-old case," said Abid Lateef Khan, a Pakistani medical technician who is one of the 45 victims.
A total of 55 workers recruited by the Nukhba House of Medical Services mainly from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were stranded after the company flouted the terms of contracts signed by them in their respective countries, said a report in the Arab News.
"Ten workers have left the Kingdom since then," said Khan.
In a complaint to the Ministry of Labour, the workers alleged that the company required them to work an extra year after their contracts expired, failed to pay for their tickets home, retained up to seven months' wages and did not approve exit visas.
"The problems are getting compounded and no government agency is coming to our rescue," said Gagan Kumar Singh, who has not been paid a single riyal for six months.
After contracts of some of the workers expired in December 2006, hospitals where they worked refused to release them until the company provided them replacements.
The hospital workers, including a number of Indians, are demanding that they be paid their dues and provided plane tickets home in accordance with the law, a leading gulf daily has said.
"The Riyadh governorate has asked the Sulaimaniya police to help solve the eight-month-old case," said Abid Lateef Khan, a Pakistani medical technician who is one of the 45 victims.
A total of 55 workers recruited by the Nukhba House of Medical Services mainly from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were stranded after the company flouted the terms of contracts signed by them in their respective countries, said a report in the Arab News.
"Ten workers have left the Kingdom since then," said Khan.
In a complaint to the Ministry of Labour, the workers alleged that the company required them to work an extra year after their contracts expired, failed to pay for their tickets home, retained up to seven months' wages and did not approve exit visas.
ADVERTISEMENT
"The problems are getting compounded and no government agency is coming to our rescue," said Gagan Kumar Singh, who has not been paid a single riyal for six months.
After contracts of some of the workers expired in December 2006, hospitals where they worked refused to release them until the company provided them replacements.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
