Wages

Failure of justice mechanisms and no help from the Workers Support and Insurance Fund

The life cycle of wage theft in the GCC

150 workers from Orlando construction company in Bahrain, victims of wage-theft, now contend with Covid-19 infections

Both company management and government officials encouraged migrants to continue working without pay on state projects but broke promises to settle their wages upon completion. 52 workers remain stuck in derelict camp while they fight to recoup between six and 18 months worths of wages, as well as their end-of-service benefits.

The economic downturn hit Bahrain’s construction sector hard and exacerbated the already rampant practice of delayed and unpaid wages. Costs and losses are passed on to the most vulnerable – the migrant workers at the end of the supply chain.

A short overview of the key regulations governing wages, payments, and entitlements in Qatar.

Over 600 migrant workers stranded in derelict camps are fighting for months of owed wages.