Part 3: Coffins from Qatar has forced Nepalese politicians to act
Summary
Date Reported: 4 Oct 2022
Location: Qatar
Companies
Marriott - Other Value Chain EntityProjects
The St. Regis Doha - ClientOther
Not Reported ( Recruitment agencies ) - Recruiter , Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Nepal , Hotel , Women , Unknown migration status )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Restricted mobility , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Marriott responded stating they were investigating why the labour supplier did not abide by their standards.
Source type: News outlet
Many of the migrant workers who have lost their lives or been injured in Qatar are from Nepal. Meet the bureaucrats and “Diplomats of Death” who are helping the victim’s families with compensation and to improve the conditions for the migrant labor. [Includes allegation against St Regis Doha, a Marriott owned hotel. A former waitress that worked for a subcontractor at the hotel claims she paid a recruitment fee and was left stranded without pay in Qatar for 17 months after the pandemic hit in 2019. Further details of this allegation can be accessed by pressing the allegations button left.]