The Ministry of Employment, Immigration & Civil Status has put together a task force to deal with cases of human rights violations against foreign workers in Seychelles.
The Association for Rights, Information and Democracy (ARID) started bringing forward cases, thus making the task force necessary. The cases included foreign workers living in difficult conditions or having their wages delayed.
“During a most recent visit to another zone, we discovered that there were workers of FLB Builders who were living in deplorable conditions with no designated cooking area with water supply, lack of proper sanitation, hazardous environment, poor toilet facilities,” said Jules Hoareau, the chairperson of the association.
Hoareau told SNA that they have written to the concerned authorities asking them to take immediate actions.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
