'Sacked' workers out on street.Byline: Mandeep Singh For the fictional global crime syndicate, see . Singh is a Sanskrit word meaning "lion". It is used as a common surname and middle name in North India by many communities, especially by the Sikhs and the Rajputs. SEVENTEEN Nepali workers were yesterday camped out on the street after allegedly being thrown out of their labour accommodation in Salhiya. The men claimed they were evicted by cleaning company MBM-Alam Flora Flora, in Roman religion, goddess of flowers and fertility. Her festival, the Floralia, Apr. 28–May 1, was celebrated with great gaiety and licentiousness. , but the firm says the men left on their own. All the workers came to Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. less than two months ago and were yesterday roughing it out with their luggage LUGGAGE. Such things as are carried by a traveller, generally for his personal accommodation; baggage. In England this word is generally used in the same sense that baggage is used in the United States. See Baggage. and other belongings belongings Noun, pl the things that a person owns or has with him or her Noun 1. belongings - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of outside the company's headquarters, near the British Council The British Council is one of the United Kingdom's cultural relations organisations and which specialises in educational opportunities. It is a non-departmental public body and is registered as a charity in England. . Officials at the company denied claims they were not paid and said all dues were cleared. However, a workers' representative alleged they had signed a contract for a consolidated monthly pay of BD90 when they were hired by recruitment agencies in Nepal. "We were told there would be a basic pay of BD52 and other allowances including overtime. However, we have been paid only BD52 each at the end of the first month," said the representative. "We have asked several times that we be paid the balance, but we keep getting excuses. We fear we will not be paid the money owed to us." He said the dispute culminated in company officials "barging" into their accommodation and ordering them out. "We are being told to accept what we are paid and sign papers," he said. Company operations manager See datacenter manager. Jassim Ali rejected all claims by the workers and said they had been paid all their dues. "This includes overtime and I can say with certainty that no one is being paid less than BD60 while some are being paid up to BD90," he said. "We have not thrown out the workers, but they have walked out themselves and are making unreasonable demands." Mr Ali said the company had told the workers they had until today to return to work. "We have agreed to revise the basic pay, but that is all we can offer," he said. Mr Ali said they are also in touch with the recruitment agencies in Nepal who may have made some false promises to the workers. "It is possible they might have been misled mis·led v. Past tense and past participle of mislead. . We are trying to clarify that," he said. Workers said they paid between an equivalent of BD500 and BD600 to come to work in Bahrain. mandeep@gdn.com.bh Copyright E 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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