Around 100 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have reportedly been left high and dry without jobs for the past one and a half months.
Failure of their employer to provide them with jobs has made the matter worse. Currently, the migrants, who reached Saudi Arabia through Kathmandu-based manpower agencies like Golden Eagle Manpower (GEM) and Adventure Human Resources in September, are living in two camps in Haraj in Saudi Arabia.
The victims accused the manpower companies of making false promise of providing them good jobs in Saudi Arabia. They said that their employer Al Jazeera Support Services Company is only providing them food. They complained that lack of jobs have put them into severe difficulties since they have no way of providing for their families back in Nepal and repay the debt they borrowed before flying to the Gulf country.
Bir Singh Samal of Darchula said that he paid Rs 120,000 to reach Saudi Arabia for employment after being promised of getting 1200 Saudi Riyals per month. He said he has to sleep on cold floor without proper accommodation and that his employer only provides him 200 riyals for food every month.
Pradip Raut, who reached Saudi through the GEM after paying Rs 70,000, has similar story. He said they have been trapped in the situation as both their employer and companies in Nepal have shown apathy to their plight. “Nowadays the companies in Nepal do not even receive our phone calls,” he said.
The victims said that there is no proper accommodation for them. They further said that their quarters lack proper drinking water supply and that they are forced to sleep in cramped bedroom that they have to share with at least nine persons.
Hajindra Bahadur Karki, who reached Saudi Arabia through the GEM after paying Rs 78000, said that their repeated calls to concerned authorities to rescue them are yet to be heard. RSS
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