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Migrant worker abandoned by Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas) Ltd (In Liquidation) (‘JPO’) in Saudi Arabia – Update
Modern Slavery: 14 April, 2019 Migrant worker abandoned by Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas) Ltd (In Liquidation) (‘JPO’)in Saudi Arabia suffered paralysis FIFTEEN days ago. It was only following protests by his co-workers, that the Indian authorities eventually...
read moreModern Slavery: Work Migrants – Victims of Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas) Ltd (In Liquidation), Saudi Arabia
Migrant worker suffering from paralysis waiting for treatment for two weeks after been struck after paralysis attack Modern Slavery - 18th March, 2019:Left to die: Several hundred Indian migrant workers in the construction industry have been abandoned in Rydiah in...
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Modern Slavery – ‘Absconder’
‘Huroob’ is an Arabic word which means ‘escape’ or ‘absconder’ or ‘run away’ (‘Absent From Work’). Under Saudi Labour Law, it is mandatory for an employer to report his migrant worker employee to the Saudi passport authorities if the migrant worker is absent from work...
read moreReleased!- Jennifer Dalquez Acquitted of the Murder of Her Emerati ‘Employer’
Friday 2nd of November, 2018: Justice Upheld is delighted to report that Jennifer Dalquez, the Filipino migrant worker who was eventually acquitted of the murder of her ‘employer’ in the United Arab Emirates, was released and repatriated to her family on Friday....
read moreSeventeen Abandoned Seafarers Rescued in Iran – Via Human Rights At Sea
BY MAREX 2018-07-18 18:28:38 After the actions of human rights charity Justice Upheld, 17 seafarers abandoned by various maritime companies on Kish Island in Iran have been rescued. None had been paid for over two years. Their case has been highlighted by the charity...
read moreModern Slavery: 6 Ethiopian Seafarers Abandoned in Iran by Shipping Company
Justice Upheld was recently contacted by 6 Seafarers, Ethiopian nationals on board the ‘AHTMS Miami’ owned by Baltic Marine Services LLC’ whose registered offices are in Dubai. We understand that the seafarers were abandoned by the shipping company at Khorramshahr...
read moreJustice Upheld Shortlisted for the ‘Safety at Sea Awards’ 2018!
We are delighted to announce that ‘Justice Upheld’ has been shortlisted for the ‘Safety at Sea Awards 2018’. We are extremely proud to have been nominated and to be shortlisted for the prest: Safety at Sea Awards 2018 We would like to thank you, our volunteers,...
read moreModern Slavery: Another Unexplained Death of a Migrant Worker in Saudi Arabia
In 2015, 32 year old Nishan Singh from Gurdaspur, Punjab left India to work as a driver in Saudi Arabia. Nishan Singh was employed by ‘Yamama Cement Company Building’ based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On the 31st of March 2018, Nishan Singh’s work colleague contacted...
read moreModern Slavery – Persecution of Migrant Workers Under ‘Kafala’
Update: 01/07/2018: Mr Gurwinder Singh continues to be detained whilst the Saudi authorities continue to ‘investigate’ the case whilst the family of the deceased driver who collided with Mr Singh which resulted in his...
read moreModern Slavery: Human Impact of Denial of Crew Wages to Seafarers Abandoned in the UAE
Appalling treatment and gross abuse of human rights by 'employer' of seafarers abandoned in the UAE. Case study by 'Human Rights at Sea': Human Impact of Denial of Crew Wages to Seafarers
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Modern Slavery – ‘Absconder’
‘Huroob’ is an Arabic word which means ‘escape’ or ‘absconder’ or ‘run away’ (‘Absent From Work’). Under Saudi Labour Law, it is mandatory for an employer to report his migrant worker employee to the Saudi passport authorities if the migrant worker is absent from work...
read moreModern Slavery: 6 Ethiopian Seafarers Abandoned in Iran by Shipping Company
Justice Upheld was recently contacted by 6 Seafarers, Ethiopian nationals on board the ‘AHTMS Miami’ owned by Baltic Marine Services LLC’ whose registered offices are in Dubai. We understand that the seafarers were abandoned by the shipping company at Khorramshahr...
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Released!- Jennifer Dalquez Acquitted of the Murder of Her Emerati ‘Employer’
Friday 2nd of November, 2018: Justice Upheld is delighted to report that Jennifer Dalquez, the Filipino migrant worker who was eventually acquitted of the murder of her ‘employer’ in the United Arab Emirates, was released and repatriated to her family on Friday....
read moreSeventeen Abandoned Seafarers Rescued in Iran – Via Human Rights At Sea
BY MAREX 2018-07-18 18:28:38 After the actions of human rights charity Justice Upheld, 17 seafarers abandoned by various maritime companies on Kish Island in Iran have been rescued. None had been paid for over two years. Their case has been highlighted by the charity...
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