Qatar 2022: Nepali low-wage construction workers describe fee-payment & debt to work on stadiums
الملخص
Date Reported: 20 ديسمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
FIFA - Partnerالمشاريع
Lusail Stadium - Clientأخرى
Not Reported ( البناء ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - نيبال , البناء , Gender not reported )القضايا
Poverty Wages , Wage Theft , رسوم التوظيف , Mandatory overtime , Contract Substitution , الصحة العقلية , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 20 ديسمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
الشركات
FIFA - Partnerالمشاريع
974 Stadium (previously called Ras Abu Aboud) - Clientأخرى
Not Reported ( البناء ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - نيبال , البناء , Gender not reported )القضايا
رسوم التوظيف , Dismissalالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 20 ديسمبر 2022
الموقع: قطر
أخرى
Not Reported ( البناء ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - نيبال , البناء , Gender not reported )القضايا
Occupational Health & Safety , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , رسوم التوظيف , Heat exposure , الحصول على المياه , الصحة العقلية , الحرمان من حرية التعبيرالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"'Dark days in Qatar': Nepali workers face bitter legacy of World Cup debts," 20 Dec 2022
For some the deal has worked out. They earned a regular if low wage, which meant they could afford to send their children to better schools, buy land or rebuild their house. For others, the World Cup has left a bitter legacy...
Adhikari says he was forced to pay 115,000 rupees (£715) to a recruitment agent in Nepal to secure his job, which left him mired in debt. He says the agent promised a salary of 1200 rials (£270) a month but he was only paid 750 rials (£170), forcing him to put in countless hours of overtime to make up the difference...
Naresh Shrestha, a construction manager who also worked on Lusail stadium, has a very different view... "The World Cup has very much improved working conditions in Qatar. Some rules were changed to benefit workers. It's very good now."...
When Magar set out for Qatar in 2021, he expected to be there for at least two years. Already in debt in Nepal, he says he took out more loans to pay a recruitment agent about 135,000 rupees (£840) for the job in Qatar. He spent eight months working on Stadium 974, the temporary arena that won praise for its innovative design, before he was suddenly sent home...