Dozens of Syrian workers demonstrated east of Benghazi in protest against the delay in paying their monthly salaries for their services in construction companies.
According to an investigation by the Syrian “Suwayda 24 Network”, the protesters raised a demand (either salaries or deportation) and demanded improved working conditions after being subjected to fraud through a travel agency in Syria that sent them to work with a contracting company in the Qubbah area in eastern Libya.
One of the workers said, according to what was reported by Syria TV, that they were surprised by a reality different from what they were told in Syria before the promises that the travel agency in Syria made about salaries, reservations and accommodation, saying that they had gone down the drain.
The story began with the appearance of advertisements on social media sites from a company called (Golden Hands for Social Workers and Recruitment) requesting workers in various professions to work in Libya with salaries of up to $600 per month, and other incentives.
The contracts concluded between the workers and the White Hands guarantee that the worker will receive $600 per month during his work with the Barqa Real Estate and Investment Company, with the provision of decent housing and three meals a day, for a contract that extends for a full year, renewable, with an agreement on a three-month trial period, after which the worker will return to his country at the company’s expense if he does not continue.
However, according to the testimonies of the workers, which were reported by “Suwayda 24”, “the truth is far from the promises”, as the salary was reduced to only $400, while the housing conditions were very poor, and the food allocated to the workers was insufficient and of poor quality. The workers complained of the presence of worms in it sometimes, and the spoilage of some meals, in addition to the restriction of movement in and out.
The investigation said that one of the biggest problems facing Syrian workers is the non-payment of salaries for about 55 days, as the company evades its responsibilities, justifying this by saying that the recruitment office in Syria “sold them out and does not recognize them.”
According to the investigation, the workers face the threat of paying a fine of up to 40 million Syrian pounds if they leave the company or try to return to their country, “given that their passports are being held by the Libyan company, which further complicates their legal situation.”
Source: Suwayda 24 Network + Syria TV
2024-08-27 16:05:26