Months before World Cup, workers forced to return home early and with pending dues
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 سبتمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
Al Bandary Engineering - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - نيبال , الهندسة , Men , Unknown migration status )القضايا
Dismissal , رسوم التوظيف , Restricted mobility , الترهيب والتهديد , Personal Health , Wage Theft , الحرمان من حرية التنقلالرد
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org reached out to Al Bandary Engineering for a response but they did not provide one.
نوع المصدر: NGO
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 سبتمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
Al Samit Manpower - Recruiter , FIFA - Partner , Redco International - Employerالمشاريع
974 Stadium (previously called Ras Abu Aboud) - Client , Lusail Stadium - Clientالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 2
عمال مهاجرون: ( 2 - نيبال , البناء , Men , Documented migrants )القضايا
Dismissal , رسوم التوظيف , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
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الإجراءات المتخذة: Redco Intl. did not respond to either request for a response.
نوع المصدر: NGO
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 سبتمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
Electrowatt - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - نيبال , البناء , Men , Unknown migration status )القضايا
رسوم التوظيف , Dismissal , احتجاز وثائق الهوية و السفر و العمل , الترهيب والتهديد , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , الحرمان من حرية التنقلالرد
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org both reached out Electro Watt for a response; they did not respond.
نوع المصدر: NGO
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 سبتمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
Hassanesco - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 2
عمال مهاجرون: ( 2 - نيبال , البناء , Men , Unknown migration status )القضايا
Dismissal , الحق في الغذاء , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Migrant-Rights.org.
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: In periods when the workers were not getting paid and did not get food, they would go out and protest at the company's headquarters. Migrant-Rights.org reached out to Hassanesco; they responded saying the firing of employees has been done in accordance with Qatari laws, and that all dues have been settled.
نوع المصدر: NGO
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 سبتمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
Bin Omran Trading and Contracting - Employer , FIFA - Partnerالمشاريع
Al Bayt Stadium - Clientالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 2 - نيبال , البناء , Men , Unknown migration status )القضايا
Dismissal , التمييز/التنوع: عامة , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: The Resource Centre and Migrant Rights.org reached out to Bin Omran Trading and Contracting but they did not provide a response.
نوع المصدر: NGO
...A Migrant-Rights.org investigation uncovered a number of violations against Nepali migrant workers who were sent home by their companies. According to documents obtained by MR and testimonies from returnee workers, major construction companies repatriated workers before their contracts ended. The workers say they were removed from their jobs with no proper notice and communication, and without receiving their full dues. Some were told they were on ‘long leave,’ and therefore did not receive their end-of-service benefits, but it is unclear if they really can return to Qatar to work once the football tournament ends...
Workers who raise their voices against wage theft and exploitation often face detention and deportation, as in the recent case involving Al Bandary Engineering and Electrowatt employees. About 200 workers from the two companies, which are both subsidiaries of the Bandary International Group, protested on the streets of Doha on 14 August 2022. Over 60 were detained and deported, while 140 remain in the country awaiting their dues...
[Also refers to Redco Intl., Bin Omran Trading, Hassenesco, Al Samit].