Fazle Mohamed Lafir

#40, 42nd Lane,

Colombo 6,

Sri Lanka.

9th, Sept. 2013.

Arab Times – Editor.

Kuwait.

Aassalamualaikum wa rahmatullah he wa barakatuhu

Dear Sir,

Request for Assistance to get my terminal benefits

and compensation due to Iraqi Invasion from Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait,

Kuwait.

I humbly request your services to highlight the victimization and

oppression on my personal rights for employment and compensation

benefits. Through your high office you can bring solace and redeem my

position of financial hardship caused by the negligence and

unprofessional attitude of the bank. Please bring this to the higher

offices in the Government, Ministries concerned and people who have

the power and authority to handle my case. I am Fazle Mohamed Lafir

was an employee of the Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait.from 05/04/1981 to

02/08/1990 until my services was terminated due to the Iraqi invasion

of Kuwait.I was on vacation during the said termination in my home

country.I was unable to travel to Kuwait due to the invasion and

thereafter the war, and during this period my valid work permit

expired, I notified the bank many times to arrange for a visit visa

even to enable me to travel and sort out my dues and belongings in my

apartment and this did not happen either. I was in constant touch with

the Bahrain office with Mr. Farid AL Mulla the AGM International over

there. Then I received a letter stating that my services were no more

required due to the downsizing of the operations in Kuwait. This

shocked me beyond my imagination for a person who sacrificed and

devoted my valuable 10 years of service for the bank. My constant

appeals as I was a family person and unemployed made no effect and

reply from them..

Secondly, as I mentioned I was terminated just like that, with the

only reason been the invasion of Kuwait, without any compensation

which under any International or Kuwait Labour laws says that I should

be compensated for retrenchment for no fault of mine. Ans actuall except me there wasnt anyone retenched in the startegic decision made. I do understand

the circumstances then but things are different now and you can take a

humanitarian approach and decision to help me with relief. With my

tenure of service with the bank completing 10 years of service, I

should have been reasonably compensated, but it never happened. I was

earning a salary of KD 531 at that time..During my tenure with the

bank I worked extended hours due to the nature of the job, working

late into the night everyday processing the day’s work updating,

reporting and several duties assigned to me, I never saw my family

awake when I reached home most days as they were sleeping due to late

hours, then when its month end its still worst with working until the

early hours of the morning completing the work as detailed and

printing statement of accounts, nowadays technology has helped curtail

the time but it wasn’t the same then. It went on from month end to

month end, quarter ends, year ends and so on. I never on any occasion

defaulted with my work or left for any complaints as my record will

show you in my personnel file. It was a thankless tiring routine day

after day. Yet work was done and the bank functioned smoothly the next

day, at times mostly I was working alone in the night except on month

ends. I can keep on mentioning so many things but I gather it gives

you the picture of what my responsibility and commitment was to the

bank. Don’t you think that I deserve more and be compensated for my

abrupt termination. This help I beg of you is nothing in

consideration for the bank, but to me it will be a big impact on my

lifestyle and living and change it for better. Ameen.

Thirdly, I lost all my belongings in a two bed-roomed furnished

apartment as i could not get back to Kuwait, All our personal

belongings of the entire family which we saved and cherished for many

years was all gone.Furniture, Personal belongings, Electrical

equipment, Household accessories, and Car. Lost over KD 25,000. I

lived in Kuwait from 1976 until the time of the invasion in 1990. I

was employed earlier on at Bader Al Mulla Group of companies in the

Computer department from Aug, 1976 until i joined the bank in April,

1981. My Civil ID Number is 1200054330.

Please consider same as I am into heavy debts to support my family

(wife and two children). My children were born in Kuwait. I have been

in Kuwait Since Aug, !976. I count my 15 years in Kuwait as the best

period in my life, it was truly blessed and thank almighty Allah for

it. And always look forward to it as my home and still hoping to get

back if my health prevails good.

Please consider what I have mentioned and on humanitarians grounds

help me. Its my rights that i humbly ask the bank to pay me now since

they have not done it so far. I am a sick man now, diabetic and

vertigo patient, I cannot work anymore unemployed, due to my health

condition. Im 59 years old and my wife 59 years, my children are 28

and 26. My wife is also sick she is having arthritis on both her legs

and needs knee replacement surgery which I cannot afford and she is

bed ridden now. Our medical bills alone are so costly to maintain our

health. We are living with my daughter who looks after us and

dependent on her. So I beg of you and earnestly ask you to consider my

plight and help me, please do not say no as I have no one to turn too

now, May almighty Allah bless you and the bank amen.

Asslamu alaikum

Best regards,

F. M. Lafir.

My Account Number : 004-178893-040

HSBC — Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. Wellawatte

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