40 migrant workers under Premiere Recruitment Limited, owned by Sudhir Ruparelia were thrown out of Entebbe Airport just moments before taking off with Qatar Airways over alleged fake Covid-19 vaccination cards.
According to Blizz reports, the migrant workers all under Premier Recruitment Ltd, had already boarded but were asked to disembark from the plane that was scheduled to depart at 11 am. The all-female workers were traveling to Saudi Arabia for domestic labour.
Premier Recruitment LTD is owned by businessman Sudhir Ruparelia.
A security officer identified as Prima Kalungi reportedly approached the airline crew and said the workers must disembark from the plane because they had presented fake Covid-19 vaccination cards and therefore couldn’t be allowed to leave the country.
They left the airport after 5 pm. The company’s agents at the airport, airport health officers, and health workers from Naguru Friendship hospital who vaccinated the intending travelers on July 2, have been asked to record statements at the Aviation police station.
Meanwhile, the ministry of Health has exempted migrant workers who have flights on Sunday from being re-tested. This development comes after the Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UERA) pleaded that many travellers would miss their flights scheduled for 11 am and 3 pm on Sunday if they have to retake Covid-19 tests as had been ordered by the ministry.
