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Catering workers file complaint with court
Dozens of workers at a private catering company protested here yesterday demanding unpaid salaries and dues dating back several months.
- By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief
- Published: 00:00 July 4, 2006
Al Ain: Dozens of workers at a private catering company protested here yesterday demanding unpaid salaries and dues dating back several months.
The workers, including many women, gathered at the Al Ain courts premises and later dispersed after filing a petition with the reconciliation committee at Al Ain Courts.
"The committee asked me to bring some documents," said Ahmad Hassan, an Egyptian worker who filed the petition that says he was not paid his salary (Dh3,500) for the last six months. "I want to get all my dues and an air ticket to go back," he added.
Hassan said almost 150 workers at the company, all Asians and Arabs, had been suffering due to the non-payment of salaries for the last three to six months. The workers, he said, were earlier employed by another catering company that was closed. The workers were transferred to the new company. The workers said the new company had also not being paying salaries. Gulf News tried to contact the catering company for comments but in vain.
Hassan said the workers had been experiencing an ordeal as they had no money to buy food or meet daily living expenses.
Mohsan Al Zubair, a senior employee at the company, said he had been suffering for many months.
"My children have been missing school as I don't have the money to pay the fees," he said.
Al Zubair expressed his confidence in the justice system saying it would definitely help them out in this situation.
He said all the workers had been suffering for the last few years as the previous company was also a bad paymaster.
"Now enough is enough. I am not afraid to raise my voice for justice," he added.
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