Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 14 Mai 2018
Standort:
Katar
The NGO Migrant Rights documented cases of 1,200 migrant workers at HKH General Contracting going without pay for up to seven months; 1,100 were employed as labourers, carpenters, steel fixers, and mechanical and electrical workers, and 100 were considered staff (engineers, project managers, safety officers, administration).
Workers went without running water or power and were dependent on humanitarian aid. Workers allege that for several years salaries have been delayed (for both labourers and staff) for months at a time, employers have failed to renew IDs or reimburse workers for the cost of late renewal, and transport vehicles have been deemed unsafe.
Unternehmen
Alaqaria
- Unknown
,
HKH General Contracting
- Unknown
Betroffen
Total individuals affected:
1200
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: (
Number unknown
- Philippinen
, Bau
, Geschlecht nicht angegeben
)
,
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: (
Number unknown
- Sri Lanka
, Bau
, Geschlecht nicht angegeben
)
,
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: (
Number unknown
- Bangladesch
, Bau
, Geschlecht nicht angegeben
)
,
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: (
Number unknown
- Indien
, Bau
, Geschlecht nicht angegeben
)
Themen
Recht auf Nahrung
,
Personalbeschaffungsgebühren
,
Failing to renew visas
,
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions
,
Personal Health
,
Wage Theft
Antwort
Stellungnahme angefragt: Ja, von Resource Centre
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Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Pressure from rights organisations resulted in water and electricity being restored, but the employed staff continued to face issues and were threatened with eviction. Complaints were registered directly with HKH Contracing, at the Indian, Nepal and Bangladesh embassies who wrote to the company and provided relief where possible.
Workers registered complaints with: the Qatari Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs; with the human rights office of the Ministry of Interior; and, with the NHRC, who coordinated with a Qatar charity, Indian embassy, Nepal embassy and Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF).
A complaints mechanism failed to pick up reports of delayed and non-payment of wages, failure to renew visas, and unsafe conditions. The case was referred to the ILO's new project office in Qatar.