Qatar: Drake & Scull employees strike over unpaid wages at Msheireb Downtown Doha; incl. co. comments
摘要
日期: 2015年11月24日
地点: 卡塔尔
企业
Drake & Scull - Employer , Msheireb Properties - Client受影响的
受影响的总人数: 300
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 孟加拉国 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 印度 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 尼珀尔 , 建筑 , Gender not reported ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 菲律宾 , 建筑 , Gender not reported )议题
剥夺言论自由 , Wage Theft回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
后续行动: Drake & Scull told Doha News this was an anomaly caused by a fault in the new wage protection system. The company said management engaged with workers immediately. Msheireb Properties said it was working closely with the involved parties and that it contractually requires all contractors and suppliers to abide by Qatar's laws.
信息来源: News outlet
"Strike temporarily halts work on part of Qatar's Msheireb project," 24 2015
In a rare work stoppage, several hundred men at the Msheireb Downtown Doha construction site went on strike over the weekend and continue to remain off the job in a dispute over unpaid wages...
The employer, subcontractor Drake & Scull, told Doha News that the issue stemmed from a one-time delay in paying salaries because of new requirements under Qatar’s wage protection system.
Witnesses told Doha News that between 200 and 400 men stopped working at approximately 7am on Saturday. While most described the incident as a peaceful protest, others said some individuals aggressively confronted their supervisors...
The labor representative said the police were called in and helped mediate a temporary solution with managers by having the construction workers return to their accommodation in the Industrial Area...
Msheireb Properties confirmed that the incident caused work to be temporarily suspended on a small part of the 76.6-acre site on Saturday and Sunday.
The company added that while the strike did not involve any workers directly employed by the developer, the firm is working with its contractors to resolve the dispute.