Qatar: Majority of workers interviewed by Al Jazeera face "threats, harassment & exploitation" following job transfer applications
摘要
日期: 2021年3月15日
地点: 卡塔尔
其他
Not Reported ( 饮食服务 ) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 1 - 菲律宾 , 饮食服务 , Gender not reported )议题
恐吓和威胁 , Contract Substitution , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , 剥夺迁徙自由回应
Response sought: 否
后续行动: None reported.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2021年3月15日
地点: 卡塔尔
其他
Not Reported ( 清洁与保养 ) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 清洁与保养 , Gender not reported )议题
恐吓和威胁 , Restricted mobility , 剥夺迁徙自由回应
Response sought: 否
后续行动: After taking her case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) offices and courts, the worker successfully registered with her new sponsor but acknowledge herself as one of the "very few lucky ones".
信息来源: News outlet
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In August 2020, Qatar announced landmark changes to the labour law, including scrapping the need for an NOC [no objection certificate]...
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the majority of those interviewed by Al Jazeera experienced delays in the process as well as threats, harassment and exploitation by the sponsor, with some of the workers ending up in prison and eventually deported.
While some workers have withdrawn their transfer applications due to fear of being sent back home, others told Al Jazeera they had to go into hiding pending the outcome, scared of being arrested and deported...
Qatar’s labour ministry did not respond to Al Jazeera’s requests for comment but lawyers and activists working on some of these cases said the delays were because the authorities were overwhelmed by the high volume of transfer requests and complaints, and did not have enough resources to tackle them.
The online system was not able to handle the upsurge in requests and there was not enough consultation and conversation with businesses to allay their fears... Most workers don’t have the knowledge or support system to stand up to powerful employers and challenge these false charges. All of this serves to harass workers and discourage others from changing jobs.Vani Saraswathi, director of projects at Migrant-Rights.Org