Months before World Cup, workers forced to return home early and with pending dues
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Sep 2022
Standort: Katar
Unternehmen
Al Bandary Engineering - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Nepal , Ingenieurswesen )Themen
Dismissal , Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Restricted mobility , Einschüchterung & Drohungen , Personal Health , Wage Theft , Verweigerung der FreizügigkeitAntwort
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org reached out to Al Bandary Engineering for a response but they did not provide one.
Source type: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Sep 2022
Standort: Katar
Unternehmen
Hassanesco - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 2
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 2 - Nepal , Bau )Themen
Dismissal , Recht auf Nahrung , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Yes, by Migrant-Rights.org.
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: 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.
Source type: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Sep 2022
Standort: Katar
Unternehmen
Bin Omran Trading and Contracting - Employer , FIFA - PartnerProjekte
Al Bayt Stadium - ClientBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 2 - Nepal , Bau )Themen
Dismissal , Diskriminierung/Diversity: Aktuelles , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Resource Centre and Migrant Rights.org reached out to Bin Omran Trading and Contracting but they did not provide a response.
Source type: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Sep 2022
Standort: Katar
Unternehmen
Electro Watt - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Nepal , Bau )Themen
Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Dismissal , Withholding Passports , Einschüchterung & Drohungen , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Verweigerung der FreizügigkeitAntwort
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org both reached out Electro Watt for a response; they did not respond.
Source type: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Sep 2022
Standort: Katar
Unternehmen
Redco International - Employer , Al Samit Manpower - Recruiter , FIFA - PartnerProjekte
974 Stadium (previously called Ras Abu Aboud) - Client , Lusail Stadium - ClientBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 2
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 2 - Nepal , Bau )Themen
Dismissal , Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre and Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Redco Intl. did not respond to either request for a response.
Source type: 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].