Workers in Sharjah Driven to Hunger Catch Fish to Survive
For seven long months, driven by want and hunger, these unpaid industrial workers have been surviving on fish they catch each day.
More than 50 workers of Asian descent employed in a Sharjah dhow and shipbuilding firm say they have been driven to the desperate act as they have not received salaries for seven months.
They gathered in protest at Al Buhaira Corniche near the Millennium Hotel in Sharjah on Thursday afternoon. They told Khaleej Times they were not provided with food, forcing them to catch fish every day, which they grilled to ward off hunger.
Police officials at the protest site refused to talk to the Press. However, they asked the protesters to nominate three representatives to present their charter of demands to the company. The rest were sent back.
Arshad, one of the protesters, said the company based in Al Hamriya Free Zone specialised in making yachts, dhows and ships. Salaries in the range of Dh1,500 to Dh3,000, depending on the type of work, remained unpaid… “We are suffering from lack of food and have no money to send back to our families waiting for us,” Arshad said. “We only just want our salary due and the company can send us back home. We eat sea fish and drink dirty water. What a life it is! It’s better to go back home than being humiliated this way,” he added… SOURCE
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