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Saudi Arabia: Workers set fire to buses after '50,000 sacked and wages unpaid' | |
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Workers at a major Saudi construction firm have set fire to nine company buses in protest over thousands of sackings and their salaries not being paid. | Workers at a major Saudi construction firm have set fire to nine company buses in protest over thousands of sackings and their salaries not being paid. |
Employees at Binladin Group have staged several demonstrations within Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region in recent weeks, with some claiming they have not received their wages for six months. | Employees at Binladin Group have staged several demonstrations within Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region in recent weeks, with some claiming they have not received their wages for six months. |
The attack on the company buses came after Saudi Al-Watan newspaper reported the company had laid off 50,000 foreign employees and issued them exit visas. | The attack on the company buses came after Saudi Al-Watan newspaper reported the company had laid off 50,000 foreign employees and issued them exit visas. |
Spokesperson for Mecca’s Civil Defense Major Nayef al-Sharif said no injuries were caused by the fires, and that firefighters had put out the blaze. | Spokesperson for Mecca’s Civil Defense Major Nayef al-Sharif said no injuries were caused by the fires, and that firefighters had put out the blaze. |
Reports say the company, set up by the father of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin laden, is in $30 billion worth of debt due to falling oil prices. | Reports say the company, set up by the father of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin laden, is in $30 billion worth of debt due to falling oil prices. |
The Saudi government suspended the company from taking on further contracts in September 2015 after a crane collapsed in the city of Mecca, killing 107 people. | The Saudi government suspended the company from taking on further contracts in September 2015 after a crane collapsed in the city of Mecca, killing 107 people. |
The company has not yet issued a statement about the protest, nor responded to accusations made against them by employees. | The company has not yet issued a statement about the protest, nor responded to accusations made against them by employees. |
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