Comments on: KBR And Human Trafficking In Iraq

By: FYI

FYI — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:00:31 +0000

American contractor KBR provides the 400 mainly Nepalese and Sri Lankan staff who work at the plant, lured to Afghanistan by relatively high wages.

However, it can be dangerous work as the Taliban is known to target civilian staff who work for the British or US armies. In July last year, ten workers from the camp were killed in Taliban attacks.

KBR, which is based in Houston, Texas, says staff safety is a priority and provides military flights to take them to and from the camp. But it declined to comment on the wages it pays.

By: lady

lady — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:44:12 +0000

i am working in taqaddum air base in ppi camp
this is kbr sub company please check someone
in side the ppi camp we dont have good food 90/100 workers not like that food , and no hot water to bath no landry and no heater in side the shwar bath room and there is cold water to bath no heter at toilet also and phones also always no good no milk soda or juce or cerials
at all if u want to know check taqaddum ppi camp

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Email me with a good email address. I need some more info so I know who to contact.

By: Tcn

Tcn — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:45:05 +0000

This has been going on since 03. First it was PPI, founded by “ex Halliburton/KBR ” employees now this…

At the DFACs there is overhead protection only at the dining halls and not over the adjecent kitchens where these TCNs work and thats an army contract ( the overhead protection)

The kitchen staff are not allowed MNF-I badges and thus cannot leave their living areas. No TCN can possess a phone without an “Exception to Policy”.

Everyone knows this..the Army, KBR, contractor. This is documented official policy.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
I get so infuriated when KBR comes back and says something like..we don’t condone, or we don’t approve. It should be more like, oooops we got caught! TCN’s have been treated poorly by the labor brokers since the beginning. PPI is notorious. And KBR has known about it.

By: KBR Supervisor

KBR Supervisor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:11:14 +0000

I will be bipartisan on this issue
How they are treated is poorly, i know they live 14 to a connex
and they don’t get paid squat and they are the bulk of the labour
force, I know some of the are better than regular technicians over
let’s put this way we had one from the Philippine who was
the best tech’ in the reefer crew on anaconda
we get days off they don’t
this one issue i am out spoken on I am against how they are treated and paid

Ms Sparky’s Response:
KBR claims they are not responsible for the way their labor contractors treat these people…I have the internal emails to prove it. That’s just crap. KBR keeps paying these contracts. To me that says….”Good job!” Hopefully the Senate DPC or the Committee For Oversight and Government Reform will hold hearings on this issue. This issue is reprehensible.

By: ms sparky

ms sparky — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:52:05 +0000

Here’s another article that just came out.

http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/918962.html