Months before World Cup, workers forced to return home early and with pending dues
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 4 Сен 2022
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
Al Bandary Engineering - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Непал , Инженерное дело , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Увольнение , Сборы за найм персонала , Ограниченная мобильность , Запугивание и угрозы , Personal Health , Кража зарплаты , Ограничение свободы передвиженияОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org reached out to Al Bandary Engineering for a response but they did not provide one.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 4 Сен 2022
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
Hassanesco - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 2
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 2 - Непал , Строительство , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Увольнение , Право на питание , Кража зарплатыОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Migrant-Rights.org.
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: 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.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 4 Сен 2022
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
Electrowatt - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Непал , Строительство , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Сборы за найм персонала , Увольнение , Удержание документов, удостоверяющих личность , Запугивание и угрозы , Ограниченная мобильность , Кража зарплаты , Ограничение свободы передвиженияОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org both reached out Electro Watt for a response; they did not respond.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 4 Сен 2022
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
Al Samit Manpower - Recruiter , FIFA - Partner , Redco International - EmployerПроекты
974 Stadium (previously called Ras Abu Aboud) - Client , Lusail Stadium - ClientЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 2
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 2 - Непал , Строительство , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Увольнение , Сборы за найм персонала , Кража зарплатыОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: Redco Intl. did not respond to either request for a response.
Вид источника: NGO
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 4 Сен 2022
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
Bin Omran Trading and Contracting - Employer , FIFA - PartnerПроекты
Al Bayt Stadium - ClientЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 2 - Непал , Строительство , Men , Unknown migration status )Темы
Увольнение , Дискриминация / разнообразие: В общем , Кража зарплатыОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: The Resource Centre and Migrant Rights.org reached out to Bin Omran Trading and Contracting but they did not provide a response.
Вид источника: 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].