Abandoned South Asian labourers in UAE in desperate plight; unpaid for six months, no proper lodgings, and no passports to return home...

More than 100 labourers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal have been stranded in their camps for about six months without pay and are living on charity of respective social and cultural groups, UAE's The National newspaper reported.

The camps are on the outskirts of Mohammed bin Zayed City. Groups such as the Kerala Social Centre and Shakti Theatre have been caring for the workers but officials from the Indian Embassy intervened recently when the task of feeding the labourers every day became difficult for the organisations. 

A lawyer has also been enlisted to help the men - whose passports are in the possession of their employer - make claims at the Labour Court in Abu Dhabi, so they can retain their legal status in the UAE. More...

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