Follow-up: Mamdouh’s story
I was just on the phone with my friend Mamdouh and I asked him about the name of the company that employs him. Remember this name: شركة الشمس الذهبية
I also asked about some aspects of his condition that I had written about in my previous post, which need correcting. Mamdouh’s contract expired on October 2nd and, unlike what I previously understood, he does not think he has to pay that company 500JD. He just told me that he can leave to Egypt if he wants to but the problem is that he doesn’t want to leave until he secures a Work Permit of some sort,so he can return to Jordan when he wants. The company still has his passport though.
Now he cannot get that permit unless he pays some 200JD +. I need to investigate this further and get back to you.
Jordan is full of good people who are ready to help. It wasn’t my intention to portray the country negatively and I certainly cannot find any good cause in one comment that only bashed the country and its people and stated “We Egyptians have made you who you are”. That is unnecessary bla-bla that shan’t feature in my Box.
After I posted about my friend’s situation, someone volunteered to give Mamdouh the 500JD that were to set him free. Amino and Hal offered to write articles about his case and get them published to stir public reaction. Mamdouh might decide he does not want to be interviewed for an article, but action must be taken to help secure workers’ rights in Jordan.
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October 17th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
<p>Hey Tololy,</p>
<p>Allow me to add my name to the list of people who are willing to write about this. If you like, JO magazine has done a couple of articles recently about migrant workers and their conditions. If you want, I could see if they’d take up Mamdouh’s story. Email me back and let me know. You’re doing a good thing. THanks.</p>
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<p>Yousef</p>
October 17th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
<div id="result_box" dir="ltr" align="right"> Sun Gold Company ? شركة الشمس الذهبية</div>
October 17th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
<p>Thanks Fedaykin. I will get back to you on this. Appreciated.</p>
<p>G.: I don’t think you ought to translate the name of the company. </p>
October 19th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Tololy, I just heard an about an Egyptian pastor who was deported this week for ‘not having a work permit’. There hasn’t ever been a work permit required for pastors, he and his family have lived here for 14 years.