Months before World Cup, workers forced to return home early and with pending dues
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Sep 2022
Lieu: Qatar
Entreprises
Al Bandary Engineering - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Népal , Ingénierie , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Licenciement , Frais de recrutement , Mobilité restreinte , Intimidation et menaces , Santé personnelle , Salaire impayé , Déni de liberté de mouvementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org reached out to Al Bandary Engineering for a response but they did not provide one.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Sep 2022
Lieu: Qatar
Entreprises
Al Samit Manpower - Recruiter , FIFA - Partner , Redco International - EmployerProjets
974 Stadium (previously called Ras Abu Aboud) - Client , Lusail Stadium - ClientConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 2
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 2 - Népal , Construction , Men , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Licenciement , Frais de recrutement , Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Redco Intl. did not respond to either request for a response.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Sep 2022
Lieu: Qatar
Entreprises
Electrowatt - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Népal , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Frais de recrutement , Licenciement , Conservation des documents d'identité , Intimidation et menaces , Mobilité restreinte , Salaire impayé , Déni de liberté de mouvementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org both reached out Electro Watt for a response; they did not respond.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Sep 2022
Lieu: Qatar
Entreprises
Hassanesco - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 2
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 2 - Népal , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Licenciement , Droit à l'alimentation , Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Migrant-Rights.org.
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: 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.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 4 Sep 2022
Lieu: Qatar
Entreprises
Bin Omran Trading and Contracting - Employer , FIFA - PartnerProjets
Al Bayt Stadium - ClientConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 2 - Népal , Construction , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Licenciement , Discrimination/diversité : Généralités , Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The Resource Centre and Migrant Rights.org reached out to Bin Omran Trading and Contracting but they did not provide a response.
Type de source: 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].