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Network news: repeated criticism of international organizations and human right of some countries and governments, because of its repressive practices against foreign workers and expatriates living conditions and poor conditions, according to some reports the world, where they are exploited and non-payment of wages, forced to work overtime without compensation, and in this matter has demanded that the organization "Human Rights Watch" in a statement the authorities in the UAE not to expel the workers who went on strike for better working conditions, and noted the international organization to press reports authorities are willing to drive 43 workers with the "Arabtec" Contracting after their participation in the strike .
Said Sarah Tyson, director of the organization in the Middle East in the statement "there will be a scandal if the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to expel workers who defended the fundamental right with courage." Ago, Watson says, "The strike is a harsh reminder to the authorities of failing to reform the system of exploitation based work."
According to the report of the newspaper "The National" the English-language, the workers, mostly Asians, "Blow to demand a premium value of $ 95 per month for nutrition, rather than the company, regardless meals for them. Shall not exceed the salary factor the amount of $ 245 per month. Not The company "Arabtec" that thousands of workers who participated in the strike returned to work amicably, and accused the "minority" of responsibility for these protests.
It is said that industrial action is banned in the UAE and other Gulf states. As there were no unions shall defend the rights of its members. According to a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in April 2013, about 600 thousand people suffer from forced labor in the Middle East, according to FAO estimates, and suffer from severe problems especially from the sponsor system in force in the Gulf states. According to the BBC.
But on the other side says Ibtisam Ketbi, professor of political science at the UAE University, "The situation of foreign workers has improved a lot in the UAE, is now available in the UAE courts unions decide on labor issues, and there are now analgesia for labor, as it provides businesses and institutions housing for labor imposed on them the state." It goes Kitbi says that there are "greatly exaggerated" by the organization "Human Rights Watch".
Employment in Saudi Arabia
In the same context marching number of Egyptians in the vicinity of the Egyptian consulate in Riyadh a few days ago, demanding to be deported to their country, especially after the 3-month deadline ordered by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, for violating labor. He said the Egyptian ambassador in Saudi Arabia Afifi Abdul Wahab said in a statement distributed by the embassy, the group consists of 46 people, specifically they sit within the perimeter of the consulate in Riyadh, pointing out that the number is increasing by less than leave or reconcile their conditions.
It is reported that dozens of Egyptian workers violators of the system working and living in Saudi Arabia camped at the Consulate General in Riyadh pending completion of deportation procedures and access to a final exit visa. Afifi said that the protesters came to the embassy to demand to adjust their status relating to all of them that visa on the basis of income to Saudi Arabia whether a visa to visit or Umrah or what is known as the free visa and then failed to depart on schedule visa and wish to return to Egypt immediately. According to the United Press.
He explained that the Consulate General in Riyadh for its part has taken all measures to meet their demands, pointing out that he left only get a final exit visa, and this is, however, the Saudi authorities concerned. Ambassador Afifi said he planned to conduct a number of meetings with senior Saudi officials concerned to discuss all the situation of Egyptian workers in the Kingdom in light of the deadline granted by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to reconcile the situation of foreign workers within three months. The King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz issued instructions to grant a period of 3 months to correct the situation of foreign labor violation, as exempted wishing to leave the Kingdom of the final exit visa fee.
Besides diplomatic sources at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh that about 60 thousand Indian workers abuse are located in the Kingdom. The newspaper quoted (economic) Saudi Sibi George, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of India in Riyadh as saying that 60 thousand Indian workers have registered at the embassy and the Indian consulate in Jeddah desire to leave the country or correct their status and transfer كفالاتهم in the wake of decisions of the Ministry of Labor Arabia recent labor market regulation.
Sibi George explained that the number of registered Indian labor after the recent actions of the Ministry of Labor reached almost 60 thousand workers, pointing out that this figure includes all parts of the Kingdom. He added that a number of them wants out once and for all, and was Minister of Expatriates Indian said Monday that the number of members of the Indian community in Saudi Arabia has 2.4 million people, referring to reach the Ministries of Labour Arabia and Expatriate Affairs of India to form a joint committee to discuss and develop a mechanism to address all pressing problems facing the community, including issues relating to Indian workers in Saudi Arabia retarded
Kuwait and Qatar
In the same context, non-governmental organization condemned the Kuwaiti authorities to deport foreigners have committed grave breaches of the Traffic Act, calling on the government to stop these practices "oppressive". The Kuwait Society for Human Rights said in a statement that "repressive measures against foreigners violate the fundamental principles of human rights."
News newspaper quoted an official at the Interior Ministry as saying that 1258 foreigners were deported for committing grave breaches of traffic law as part of a campaign initiated by the authorities before the period. The Assembly called on the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior Bakov renditions and subject violators to normal judicial procedures.
One of these irregularities, driving a vehicle without a license issued by the market General Directorate of Traffic and use of the vehicle other than the purpose allotted load passengers and expatriates caught deliberately exceed the red light signal. And stresses that the authorities who decide deported found to have committed such offenses in the past.
And lead to traffic accidents killed 400 people and thousands of injuries annually in Kuwait, where 3.8 million people live foreign accounts for almost 68% of them. It is noted that the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs anniversary Rashidi authorities have announced plans to expel foreign hundred thousand annually over the next ten years in order to reduce the number of foreign workers by about a million people.
Under a law passed ten years ago to be a foreign university graduates a salary of 400 dinars (thousand euros) per month with a minimum of two years if they wanted to obtain a license to drive a car.
On the other hand according to a study on trafficking in human beings that migrant workers in the Middle East are among the most vulnerable to labor forced labor probably said the Commission on the organization of the World Cup football in Qatar in 2022 that "the Charter of the work" will protect the new employees. And said Dario Kadavid, Senior Director for the insurance sector and integration, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, said the safety of workers occupy the "utmost importance." However, the International Federation of Trade Unions said it was the idea of a "disappointing."
And said Barão Sharan, the International Federation of Trade Unions, Action Charter that would not help the migrant workers. And Barão criticized the move, saying "I did not put any documents to members of the public or discussed with the trade unions, workers are still unaware of their rights." The Charter of the work has been announced at a conference of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which was held in the Qatari capital Doha.
He said Kadavid during the conference "We look forward to a long-term partnership with the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to ensure the legitimacy permanent titrated care workers in Qatar." "We try our best to provide a platform includes the development of a comprehensive strategy on the safety and health of workers and the social security and welfare, and the first step Action Charter. Aware of the task ahead of us and we will work in a sustainable manner and committed to success."
And criticize and international human rights organizations Qatar and the Gulf states of ill-treatment of the poor migrant workers that suffer low wages and high mortality rates in construction sites and the deterioration of living conditions. The new study issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on trafficking in human beings that migrant workers in the Middle East, most of which comes from the Indian sub-continent and the Philippines, among the most vulnerable workers forced to work probably. According to the BBC.
The report highlighted that the sponsorship system that does not allow workers to end unfair employment contracts or change the employer is a "rooted problematic." The Barão Sharan said that it calls loopholes in the Qatari labor law created the "conditions of slavery in the twenty-first century." "The longer the Qatari labor law reform in line with international standards, the only way to give workers in Qatar their rights." The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) to the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health as well as the International Labour Organization of the organizations met "to confirm that the prevailing business environment conditions healthy and safe and dignity" When you start construction of the stadium later this year.
Suicides of three workers
Meanwhile, the oldest of three workers in one of the Foxconn factories in China to commit suicide by throwing themselves from the upper floors as reported by the official news agency and organization to defend the rights of Chinese workers raised questions about the reasons for these suicides. And the three المنتحرون were made in the same factory of the company First World Taiwanese computer components in the central Chingso.
Has delivered the first suicide bomber, who is fourth and twenty years old himself from the dormitory in the April 24, while the third woman died in the twenty-year-old girl after he threw herself from the sixth بنايتها class, as reported by the official Xinhua news agency. The oldest married man in thirty years of age to commit suicide by jumping from the surface of the fifth class of the building, as the same source said.
The organization said China LIBOR Watch based in New York that "the causes of these suicides are not yet clear." The organization added that it may be related to the policy of "carrying workers to feel that they are threatened with expulsion if they exchanged conversations in the workplace." The following organizations defending the rights of work, the course of things in the company Foxconn, following the suicide of at least 13 employees in its Chinese plants in 2010 because of the harsh working conditions, activists say. According to Agence France Presse.
The company Altioneh a collection of components for companies Apple, Nokia, Sony and employs 1.2 million people in China. May be the recent suicides linked to the problems of work that was faced by the Group, who joined the company in April, as a source at the factory to the New China News Agency.
Besides the European Union called for Bangladesh to take "urgent steps" to improve conditions for factory workers have, just days after the collapse of a building housing 5 clothing factories that killed hundreds. The statement issued by the European Union, expressed concern about "working conditions and safety standards, provided by the factories all over Bangladesh for the workers," calling on Bangladesh to "act immediately to ensure compliance with factories all over the country to international labor standards." The Union offered assistance to Bangladesh in this regard.
The Bangladesh enjoy preferential trade treatment with the countries of the European Union, is the lack of fees for all exports, except arms, under the so-called "GSP." Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of clothing in the world, and works in this sector is only about 3.6 million workers, and go about 60% of its production of clothing to Europe.
IT news network - Monday 10 / June / 2013 - 30 / July / 1434
Network news: repeated criticism of international organizations and human right of some countries and governments, because of its repressive practices against foreign workers and expatriates living conditions and poor conditions, according to some reports the world, where they are exploited and non-payment of wages, forced to work overtime without compensation, and in this matter has demanded that the organization "Human Rights Watch" in a statement the authorities in the UAE not to expel the workers who went on strike for better working conditions, and noted the international organization to press reports authorities are willing to drive 43 workers with the "Arabtec" Contracting after their participation in the strike .
Said Sarah Tyson, director of the organization in the Middle East in the statement "there will be a scandal if the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to expel workers who defended the fundamental right with courage." Ago, Watson says, "The strike is a harsh reminder to the authorities of failing to reform the system of exploitation based work."
According to the report of the newspaper "The National" the English-language, the workers, mostly Asians, "Blow to demand a premium value of $ 95 per month for nutrition, rather than the company, regardless meals for them. Shall not exceed the salary factor the amount of $ 245 per month. Not The company "Arabtec" that thousands of workers who participated in the strike returned to work amicably, and accused the "minority" of responsibility for these protests.
It is said that industrial action is banned in the UAE and other Gulf states. As there were no unions shall defend the rights of its members. According to a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in April 2013, about 600 thousand people suffer from forced labor in the Middle East, according to FAO estimates, and suffer from severe problems especially from the sponsor system in force in the Gulf states. According to the BBC.
But on the other side says Ibtisam Ketbi, professor of political science at the UAE University, "The situation of foreign workers has improved a lot in the UAE, is now available in the UAE courts unions decide on labor issues, and there are now analgesia for labor, as it provides businesses and institutions housing for labor imposed on them the state." It goes Kitbi says that there are "greatly exaggerated" by the organization "Human Rights Watch".
Employment in Saudi Arabia
In the same context marching number of Egyptians in the vicinity of the Egyptian consulate in Riyadh a few days ago, demanding to be deported to their country, especially after the 3-month deadline ordered by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, for violating labor. He said the Egyptian ambassador in Saudi Arabia Afifi Abdul Wahab said in a statement distributed by the embassy, the group consists of 46 people, specifically they sit within the perimeter of the consulate in Riyadh, pointing out that the number is increasing by less than leave or reconcile their conditions.
It is reported that dozens of Egyptian workers violators of the system working and living in Saudi Arabia camped at the Consulate General in Riyadh pending completion of deportation procedures and access to a final exit visa. Afifi said that the protesters came to the embassy to demand to adjust their status relating to all of them that visa on the basis of income to Saudi Arabia whether a visa to visit or Umrah or what is known as the free visa and then failed to depart on schedule visa and wish to return to Egypt immediately. According to the United Press.
He explained that the Consulate General in Riyadh for its part has taken all measures to meet their demands, pointing out that he left only get a final exit visa, and this is, however, the Saudi authorities concerned. Ambassador Afifi said he planned to conduct a number of meetings with senior Saudi officials concerned to discuss all the situation of Egyptian workers in the Kingdom in light of the deadline granted by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to reconcile the situation of foreign workers within three months. The King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz issued instructions to grant a period of 3 months to correct the situation of foreign labor violation, as exempted wishing to leave the Kingdom of the final exit visa fee.
Besides diplomatic sources at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh that about 60 thousand Indian workers abuse are located in the Kingdom. The newspaper quoted (economic) Saudi Sibi George, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of India in Riyadh as saying that 60 thousand Indian workers have registered at the embassy and the Indian consulate in Jeddah desire to leave the country or correct their status and transfer كفالاتهم in the wake of decisions of the Ministry of Labor Arabia recent labor market regulation.
Sibi George explained that the number of registered Indian labor after the recent actions of the Ministry of Labor reached almost 60 thousand workers, pointing out that this figure includes all parts of the Kingdom. He added that a number of them wants out once and for all, and was Minister of Expatriates Indian said Monday that the number of members of the Indian community in Saudi Arabia has 2.4 million people, referring to reach the Ministries of Labour Arabia and Expatriate Affairs of India to form a joint committee to discuss and develop a mechanism to address all pressing problems facing the community, including issues relating to Indian workers in Saudi Arabia retarded
Kuwait and Qatar
In the same context, non-governmental organization condemned the Kuwaiti authorities to deport foreigners have committed grave breaches of the Traffic Act, calling on the government to stop these practices "oppressive". The Kuwait Society for Human Rights said in a statement that "repressive measures against foreigners violate the fundamental principles of human rights."
News newspaper quoted an official at the Interior Ministry as saying that 1258 foreigners were deported for committing grave breaches of traffic law as part of a campaign initiated by the authorities before the period. The Assembly called on the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior Bakov renditions and subject violators to normal judicial procedures.
One of these irregularities, driving a vehicle without a license issued by the market General Directorate of Traffic and use of the vehicle other than the purpose allotted load passengers and expatriates caught deliberately exceed the red light signal. And stresses that the authorities who decide deported found to have committed such offenses in the past.
And lead to traffic accidents killed 400 people and thousands of injuries annually in Kuwait, where 3.8 million people live foreign accounts for almost 68% of them. It is noted that the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs anniversary Rashidi authorities have announced plans to expel foreign hundred thousand annually over the next ten years in order to reduce the number of foreign workers by about a million people.
Under a law passed ten years ago to be a foreign university graduates a salary of 400 dinars (thousand euros) per month with a minimum of two years if they wanted to obtain a license to drive a car.
On the other hand according to a study on trafficking in human beings that migrant workers in the Middle East are among the most vulnerable to labor forced labor probably said the Commission on the organization of the World Cup football in Qatar in 2022 that "the Charter of the work" will protect the new employees. And said Dario Kadavid, Senior Director for the insurance sector and integration, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, said the safety of workers occupy the "utmost importance." However, the International Federation of Trade Unions said it was the idea of a "disappointing."
And said Barão Sharan, the International Federation of Trade Unions, Action Charter that would not help the migrant workers. And Barão criticized the move, saying "I did not put any documents to members of the public or discussed with the trade unions, workers are still unaware of their rights." The Charter of the work has been announced at a conference of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which was held in the Qatari capital Doha.
He said Kadavid during the conference "We look forward to a long-term partnership with the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to ensure the legitimacy permanent titrated care workers in Qatar." "We try our best to provide a platform includes the development of a comprehensive strategy on the safety and health of workers and the social security and welfare, and the first step Action Charter. Aware of the task ahead of us and we will work in a sustainable manner and committed to success."
And criticize and international human rights organizations Qatar and the Gulf states of ill-treatment of the poor migrant workers that suffer low wages and high mortality rates in construction sites and the deterioration of living conditions. The new study issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on trafficking in human beings that migrant workers in the Middle East, most of which comes from the Indian sub-continent and the Philippines, among the most vulnerable workers forced to work probably. According to the BBC.
The report highlighted that the sponsorship system that does not allow workers to end unfair employment contracts or change the employer is a "rooted problematic." The Barão Sharan said that it calls loopholes in the Qatari labor law created the "conditions of slavery in the twenty-first century." "The longer the Qatari labor law reform in line with international standards, the only way to give workers in Qatar their rights." The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) to the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health as well as the International Labour Organization of the organizations met "to confirm that the prevailing business environment conditions healthy and safe and dignity" When you start construction of the stadium later this year.
Suicides of three workers
Meanwhile, the oldest of three workers in one of the Foxconn factories in China to commit suicide by throwing themselves from the upper floors as reported by the official news agency and organization to defend the rights of Chinese workers raised questions about the reasons for these suicides. And the three المنتحرون were made in the same factory of the company First World Taiwanese computer components in the central Chingso.
Has delivered the first suicide bomber, who is fourth and twenty years old himself from the dormitory in the April 24, while the third woman died in the twenty-year-old girl after he threw herself from the sixth بنايتها class, as reported by the official Xinhua news agency. The oldest married man in thirty years of age to commit suicide by jumping from the surface of the fifth class of the building, as the same source said.
The organization said China LIBOR Watch based in New York that "the causes of these suicides are not yet clear." The organization added that it may be related to the policy of "carrying workers to feel that they are threatened with expulsion if they exchanged conversations in the workplace." The following organizations defending the rights of work, the course of things in the company Foxconn, following the suicide of at least 13 employees in its Chinese plants in 2010 because of the harsh working conditions, activists say. According to Agence France Presse.
The company Altioneh a collection of components for companies Apple, Nokia, Sony and employs 1.2 million people in China. May be the recent suicides linked to the problems of work that was faced by the Group, who joined the company in April, as a source at the factory to the New China News Agency.
Besides the European Union called for Bangladesh to take "urgent steps" to improve conditions for factory workers have, just days after the collapse of a building housing 5 clothing factories that killed hundreds. The statement issued by the European Union, expressed concern about "working conditions and safety standards, provided by the factories all over Bangladesh for the workers," calling on Bangladesh to "act immediately to ensure compliance with factories all over the country to international labor standards." The Union offered assistance to Bangladesh in this regard.
The Bangladesh enjoy preferential trade treatment with the countries of the European Union, is the lack of fees for all exports, except arms, under the so-called "GSP." Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of clothing in the world, and works in this sector is only about 3.6 million workers, and go about 60% of its production of clothing to Europe.
IT news network - Monday 10 / June / 2013 - 30 / July / 1434
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