RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.511
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017
INIDAN WORKERS IN BAHRAIN
511. SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ:
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that many hundreds of Indian workers in Bahrain were not paid salary for the past several months by the companies;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government took any action to help these workers to get their salary; 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) to (d) The Indian Embassy in Bahrain has informed that M/s G.P. Zachariades Overseas Ltd. a construction company employing nearly 1500 Indian expatriate workers, laid off around 700 workers on completion of contract but was unable to repatriate them
after clearing their dues, due to financial crisis. The Mission took up the matter with the local authorities for facilitating settlement of their dues and the repatriation of stranded Indian workers. The matter was resolved with their intervention. As a result,
around 700 Indian expatriate workers were repatriated after settlement of their dues during the period from April to June, 2017, while around 500 workers chose mobility and opted to work with other employers. The remaining Indian workers continue to work with
the same company.
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