Qatar's migrant workers beg for food as Covid-19 infections rise
Summary
Date Reported: 7 May 2020
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Domestic worker agencies ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Domestic worker agencies , Gender not reported )Issues
Contract Substitution , Personal Health , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 7 May 2020
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - India - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
Low-wage migrant workers in Qatar... say they have been forced to beg for food as the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic takes a devastating toll...
Workers... have described a mounting sense of desperation, frustration and fear... they are desperate, but unable, to return home. Some have been forced to plead for food from their employers or charities...
[Qatar is allowing] companies that have stopped operating due to coronavirus restrictions to put workers on unpaid leave or terminate their contracts. The government said food and accommodation, which is usually arranged by employers, must continue to be provided, but workers’ testimonies suggest in some cases this is not happening.