LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3566
TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018
UNPAID WORKDERS IN BAHRAIN
†3566. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether hundreds of Indian workers have not been paid their salaries for the last several months by the companies in Bahrain;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any action has been taken to help the said workers to get their salaries; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) & (b) It has been informed by the Indian Embassy in Bahrain that 350 Indian expatriate workers from the following three companies had not been paid salaries for four to six months:-
(i) M/s GP Zachariades Overseas Ltd.
(ii) M/s Orlando Construction Company WLL
(iii) M/s First Uniforms Company WLL
(c) & (d) The matter was taken-up by the Indian Embassy with concerned authorities. Part dues have been paid and defaulting companies have agreed to settle the balance amount.
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