Deaths by suicide
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2022
Location: Qatar
Companies
SAK Trading and Contracting - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Recruitment Fees , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The Resource Centre intended to reach out to SAK Trading and Contracting but could not find working contact information.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2022
Location: Qatar
Companies
Jefferson International Trading & Contracting - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
DeathsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Resource Centre reached out to Jefferson International but they did not respond.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2022
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Ram's family received compensation from Nepal's Foreign Employment Welfare Fund worth USD5000 and from the Nepali insurance scheme worth USD112000 which they used to pay back the outstanding debt.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2022
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Cleaning & maintenance ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Cleaning & maintenance , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2022
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
DeathsResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Jun 2022
Location: Qatar
Companies
Qatar Tractor & Equipment Co. - Employer , Taleb Group - Other Value Chain EntityAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction machinery & vehicles , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by The Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The Resource Centre reached out to Qatar Tractor & Equipment and their parent company Taleb Group but neither responded to our request.
Source type: NGO
Facing myriad physical and psychological stress, at least 579 Nepali migrant workers across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have committed suicide in the past 11 years, according to data reviewed by Migrant-Rights.org.
Debts, financial burdens, difficult working conditions, isolation, unmet expectations – contractual or otherwise – and lack of social support negatively impact the well-being of migrant workers in the Gulf...
Interviews with the families of eight workers who died by suicide confirm that workers were in debt during their foreign employment. They had also reported receiving salaries lower than they agreed to prior to departure or at odds with their employment contracts. They worked extra hours to earn more money, despite the harsh working conditions.