Pramod Acharya

Dec 10, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Pramod Acharya |Rui Hao |Weiwei Lin |Jun He

?Mathematical formulae have been encoded as MathML and are displayed in this HTML version using MathJax in order to improve their display. Uncheck the box to turn MathJax off. This feature requires Javascript. Click on a formula to zoom. AbstractThis paper presents a structural robustness assessment of I-girder bridges through non-linear numerical analysis. Experimental tests were conducted on two scaled bridge specimens, one intact and the other damaged, subjected to asymmetric loading conditions.

Jun 4, 2024 | migrant-rights.org | Pramod Acharya

Ramesh Yadav had never experienced extreme heat until he arrived in Saudi Arabia. He struggles to breathe, he says, while working under the scorching sun in the Jua’ymah gas processing plant in Ras Tanura. At work, he drinks a lot of water to keep hydrated. Fear looms over him when he sees his coworkers collapsing due to heat exhaustion on the staggeringly hot and unstirring summer days. “Workers faint. Frequently. I get scared. But what can I do?

Apr 17, 2024 | migrant-rights.org | Pramod Acharya

Starting next year, employer-provided health insurance coverage will be mandatory for all private-sector and domestic workers across the UAE, following a nationwide health insurance mandate ratified by the Emirati cabinet. While specific details of the new ruling have not yet been released, news reports indicate that employers in all Emirates will be required to cover the cost of health insurance for workers when their residency permits are issued or renewed.

Mar 3, 2024 | migrant-rights.org | Pramod Acharya

You have reached the main contentRanjit Budha* was looking for a steady job and a stable life. When recruitment agents in Kathmandu told him about a job opportunity at Saudi Aramco, Ranjit thought he had found a promising deal. The agents, known as dalals in Nepal, told him he would be directly employed by Aramco for SAR 1700 a month (US$450).

Feb 23, 2024 | theguardian.com | Pramod Acharya |Michael Hudson

Amazon has paid $1.9m to hundreds of current and former workers in the wake of revelations by the Guardian and other media partners about abuses against migrants who labored atthe online retail giant’s warehouses in Saudi Arabia. Amazon said in a statement that it paid reimbursements to more than 700 migrant workers who had been required to pay recruitment fees and other costs to secure work at the company’s distribution centers in Saudi Arabia.