DUBAI: Two Indian workers, who escaped a fire accident in their labour camp in Bahrain that left 16 of their colleagues dead in July, have been sent back home with their company paying only part of their dues.
Velmurugan Kumaraswamy and Ravi Muthuswamy were each paid BD 60 (approx Rs 7,333) by the Royal Tower Construction company for their tickets up to Mumbai. They had to pay an extra BD 30 each (approx Rs 3,666) from their pocket to buy tickets up to their home in Chennai.
The Indian embassy got the workers released from the Riffa police station, where they were lodged after their company alleged that they had instigated their colleagues to strike work. However, the workers said the company was trying to deport them without paying their dues.
DUBAI: Two Indian workers, who escaped a fire accident in their labour camp in Bahrain that left 16 of their colleagues dead in July, have been sent back home with their company paying only part of their dues.
Velmurugan Kumaraswamy and Ravi Muthuswamy were each paid BD 60 (approx Rs 7,333) by the Royal Tower Construction company for their tickets up to Mumbai. They had to pay an extra BD 30 each (approx Rs 3,666) from their pocket to buy tickets up to their home in Chennai.
The Indian embassy got the workers released from the Riffa police station, where they were lodged after their company alleged that they had instigated their colleagues to strike work. However, the workers said the company was trying to deport them without paying their dues.
An Indian embassy official said the company paid the workers only part of their salaries for July and August.
However, the workers insisted they wanted to go home and the embassy asked the company to make arrangements for their deportation.
The official said it was sad that the company refused to give them their full dues as well as a ticket up to their hometown.
He said the embassy will continue talks with the Bahraini Labour Ministry to ensure that justice is done in the case of others.
About 200 workers, who were moved from a labour camp in Gudaibiya which was gutted in a blaze on July 30 killing 16 of their colleagues, have now been moved to a new camp in Tubli
