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By Roy Mabasa
Representatives of a large Saudi contractor firm assured the Philippine government that they were currently working to solve the problem of the 111 Filipino workers residing in Dammam who were abroad and who had been trapped in a protest action after the delay of their wages.
Representatives of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Labor Office Abroad met with representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development and Azmeel in Dammam, Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation of Filipino workers in the field of work. (Photo from Riyadh PE / DFA)
This development surfaced after officials from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Foreign Labor Office (POLO) met recently with representatives of the Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development Office in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation of Filipino workers in Azmeel. Contracting company.
According to the report of the embassy, the 111 Filipino workers are currently in temporary shelters until their situation is in the process of resolution.
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Adnan Alonto, met with MLSD officials, led by Abdul-Rahman bin Fahd Almuqbel, as well as representatives of Azmeel to find ways to address workers' concerns.
Among the complaints raised by Filipino workers were unpaid wages, penalties for non-renewal of iqamas, non-issuance of iqamas, non-award of annual leave and the non-issuance of final exit visas.
According to MLSD officials, they are monitoring the situation and pledging to help the workers in the company because Azmeel has a good track record.
Azmeel representatives indicated that they are currently working to address the concerns of workers and will work closely with MLSD and the Embassy to resolve the situation in the coming months.
Alonto also met some 150 Filipino workers from Azmeel.
The envoy assured the workers that the Embassy and POLO were ready to provide any assistance needed to address their concerns and would work closely with Saudi Arabian labor officials to ensure that the company was able to fulfill its contractual obligations to workers, including the payment of transportation costs. their salaries and benefits.
Earlier this month, clashes erupted between police authorities and striking workers in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich eastern province during riots related to unpaid wages.
The clash erupted after the police reportedly attempted to clear a rally that workers from Azmeel Contracting had formed to protest their unpaid wages.
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