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Will I be able to fight my UAE wage theft case in India? | Migrant Forum in Asia
I agreed. But they were not ready to pay my six-month pending salary and other bene ts which were due. I disagreed with that.
In August 2020, they served me a termination letter. I had no option other than approaching the court as the Indian embassy
was helpless. I have been active in helping stranded workers. I know what can the Indian embassy do…
My monthly salary was around 9,500 AED. And I had to get more than 100,000 AED.
But I led the case only for 99,500 AED because, if you le a case claiming compensation above 100,000 AED, then you have to
deposit 5,000 AED in the court. So, I have claimed only 99,500 AED.
I was staying in a rented at. I didn’t have money to pay the rent. Additionally, food also became a problem.
Till this February, I stayed there and returned as it was hard to stay there without money.
I have a loan of 20,000 USD. I had built a house recently. Now, I am clueless about how to repay the loan. I have two schoolgoing children. My wife is a homemaker. I am the sole breadwinner. I have to nd a new job somewhere else. I am trying. But
everywhere the situation is bad.
Some days, I can’t even sleep. Joblessness and wage theft ght are haunting me. There are thousands like me. Will India able
to nd a solution?
(The writer is an independent migrant’s rights researcher and journalist who contributes to MFA.)
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