More than 6,000 unpaid workers involved in the construction of the Olympic facilities in Sochi are expected to receive their overdue wages.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Mark Adams said on February 10 that IOC officials had conducted an investigation into some 500 construction companies that were working in Sochi and that those which failed to pay their employees have been fined and ordered to pay compensation.
Adams said the Russian authorities had been very helpful and were interested in ensuring that all migrant workers who had helped the country prepare for its first Winter Olympics are paid for their labors.
Preparations for the Sochi Olympics were marred by mass complaints by migrant workers of illegal exploitation and salary denials by construction companies.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Mark Adams said on February 10 that IOC officials had conducted an investigation into some 500 construction companies that were working in Sochi and that those which failed to pay their employees have been fined and ordered to pay compensation.
RELATED: Deported Serb Workers Tell Horror Stories Of Sochi Olympic Construction Work
Adams said the Russian authorities had been very helpful and were interested in ensuring that all migrant workers who had helped the country prepare for its first Winter Olympics are paid for their labors.
Preparations for the Sochi Olympics were marred by mass complaints by migrant workers of illegal exploitation and salary denials by construction companies.