In Kuwait, 130 Bangladeshi workers employed by the cleaning service company "Cap Tech" went on strike due to non-payment of wages for four months. As a result, they have been detained and sent to a deportation center for violating Kuwait's labor laws, which prohibit strikes.
Local authorities have stated that the workers' strike was considered a breach of the law. Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Syed Tarek Hossain, confirmed the incident, noting that the company has already repatriated some workers, while the embassy continues to communicate with relevant Kuwaiti authorities regarding the remaining workers.
The workers, who have not received their salaries since March this year, began their strike on July 21. The following day, they filed a written complaint at the Fintas police station. Subsequently, based on the police’s directives, the Bangladeshi workers, along with workers from other countries, were sent to a deportation center.
The owner of Cap Tech claimed that a business partner absconded with the funds allocated for the workers’ salaries. The owner proposed paying one month’s salary immediately and the remaining three months in installments, but the workers rejected this offer.
Ambassador Syed Tarek Hossain stated that a similar wage dispute with the same company was resolved through the embassy’s intervention in November 2024. However, this time, the workers did not inform the embassy in advance, making immediate action impossible.
There is now a looming risk of the workers being forcibly repatriated. The Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait has formally communicated the issue to Kuwait’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Public Authority for Manpower, but no official response has been received yet.
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