12/01/2021 Unresolved Labour Cases Pileup at Indian Embassies - TheLeaflet Pushing the migrant workers in trouble, on March 15, Saudi stopped international ights and Oman had closed its airspace on March 29 to contain the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the closing of airspace, the Arab countries also imposed curfews and lockdowns leaving the migrant workers in more trouble. Many migrant workers were even stranded in worksites when sudden lockdowns were announced. This led to a “Many migrant workers remain stranded in cities without access to services or support, or in border areas, living in precarious conditions posing as quarantine facilities,” the MFA said in a statement adding that the workers are subjected to wage theft, which is a gross violation of labour rights on a large scale. SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES lot of migrants suffering. As the Arab countries follow the Kafala system, a restrictive and exploitative employer-employee contract, workers often face different kinds of rights violations. Most often, decent working conditions upheld by global labour organisations and global trade unions are denied in most of the Arab Gulf countries. Sometimes, migrant workers are physically and mentally abused. Hurriedly Repatriated https://www.theleaflet.in/unresolved-labour-cases-pileup-at-indian-embassies/# 4/13