21/09/2020
Indian migrant workers in Gulf countries are returning home without months of salary owed to them - The Hindu
As the company couldn’t serve him the 30-day notice period, he was eligible to a month’s
basic salary, around $570. But he was not only not paid this amount, he was forced to work
until May 11, for which the company did not pay him either. Even more shocking, he didn’t
get the $181 food allowance for the 35 days either, which he was assured of when he was
terminated.
In all, Haneesh was denied $960 of dues by the company. In other words, he was a victim of
wage theft, a trend that often goes unreported and unnoticed.
Wage theft is the non-payment for overtime; denying workers their last pay check after he
or she leaves a job; not paying for all of the hours worked; not paying minimum wages; not
paying a worker at all; and not adhering to the terms of the contract.
Empty-handed
In Haneesh’s case, the company failed to pay him for the 10 days he worked, the 30-day
salary for being terminated, and the food allowance clearly stated in the contract.
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