Part 2: We Came to Qatar to Pursue our Dreams
Summary
Date Reported: 4 Oct 2022
Location: Qatar
Companies
GS Employment Service - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Contract Substitution , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Company did not respond.
Source type: News outlet
In the second part of Martin Schibbye’s reportage series from Nepal, we meet hotel owners and construction workers who have made it out of poverty thanks to opportunities in Qatar, and those who are on their way there, attracted by the promise of quick cash. [Includes an allegation that GS Employment Services is illegally charing a recruitment fee - see details of allegations by pressing on the allegations icon left. We invited the company to respond but it did not].