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Article

26 Jul 2016

Author:
Aparajita Mukherjee, Doha News (Qatar)

Qatar: Wage and contract protection on the agenda at the Nepalese Association's Regional Conference

'Official: Nepalis’ plight in Qatar improving, but more needs to be done', 24 Jul 2016

Local chapter President Binesh Tamang talked about how government officials from both countries have been working to improve conditions for Qatar’s 400,000-strong Nepali community...one measure that has been helping expats here is the rollout of the Wage Protection System (WPS), which requires firms to pay their employees through direct bank transfers...while WPS is helpful, late payments continue for many...he urged both the Nepal and Qatar governments to increase monitoring of the system...enter stage was the importance of online employment contracts that are attested by receiving country’s labor ministries...would ensure that Nepalis are not promised a certain wage or position, but given another when they get here.