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Gulf Daily News
Friday, 9th September 2011
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Workers’ plea to
embassy
A GROUP of striking Indian
workers at a contracting
By ANIQA HAIDER
this salary.”
company yesterday filed
a complaint at the Indian Company human resources
manager Jameel Al Qahiry
Embassy over claims of not claimed that only a few people
receiving increments for the went on an illegal strike and
past four to six years. were forcing others not to go
The electricians, mechanics, to work.
plumbers and labourers, who “Less than 100 workers are
went on strike on Tuesday, say n The striking workers yesterday
demanding an increment and
they will not return to work not more than 1,000 as men- “I told them very clearly the resignations by Sunday if they them. ers on sites and the rest, who
unless their demands are met. tioned in newspapers,” Mr Al workers can join immediately were not willing to work. “There’s no point staying didn’t go to work, can stay in
The Al Hamad Construction Qahiry said. and those who are not happy “We went to the ministry here as we don’t have any the camps and prepare to leave
Company workers claim they “We have 1,400 staff work- can stay in the camp and we where company officials were money on us.” the country,” he said.
have been working on a basic ing for our company. will arrange for them to go also present,” said a worker, A company spokesman “Once they hand in their res-
salary between BD60 and “The strike is illegal as they home.” who didn’t want to be named. pledged to pay the workers ignations, we will prepare their
BD80 and without any allow- didn’t warn the company about An embassy spokesman con- “They have asked us to sub- who return to work by tomor- pending dues and air tickets to
ances. it. firmed receiving a complaint mit our resignations if we don’t row. return home.”
“We have worked for the “They just left small notes from the workers and talking want to continue working for “We will pay all our work- aneeqa@gdn.com.bh
company for four to six years in other workers’ rooms asking to the company on their behalf.
and haven’t received any incre- them not to go for work. “We already held a meeting
ment,” said one of the workers, “Less than 100 workers are with company officials, who
who didn’t want to be named. demanding an increment and explained the situation,” said
“They don’t pay us allow- they are forcing others to stay the spokesman.
ances and we don’t have a in the camp. He said company officials
proper kitchen in our labour were asking the workers to join
camp in Askar. work by tomorrow and those
“We are not provided trans- Smashed who want to leave Bahrain
portation if we need to go to a “They are beating workers could stay in the camp.
medical centre, we have to pay who are trying to go to work. “They agreed to provide air-
from our pockets for taxis. When our driver went to take tickets to whoever is willing to
“We went to Labour Market a bath and get ready for work, go home,” he said.
Regularity Authority on they punctured the car’s tyres. Meanwhile, 70 workers from
Wednesday and they referred “We are one of the few con- a contracting company, who
us to the Labour Ministry. struction companies in Bahrain filed a complaint with labour
“But ministry officials told who always pay the workers officials on Wednesday, met
us they can’t receive our com- on time. their employers at the ministry
plaint unless it’s related to “They have smashed the yesterday.
pending salaries and we need bathroom and kitchen tiles The Indian, Bangladeshi and
to speak to the company man- inside the camp and some are Pakistani workers claim they
agement. standing near the gate to stop have not been paid for the past
“The company says business other workers from going to eight months.
is down and they have no new work. However, a company spokes-
projects. “If we want, we can call the man denied the claims, saying
“We are requesting them to police to stop them from doing they had proof they had paid
send us home if they can’t meet this, but we didn’t as we care the workers, with only recent
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“Everything is so expensive I received a call to resolve this the workers yesterday alleg-
and it’s difficult to survive on matter and I told them the facts. edly asked them to submit their
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