Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 14 may 2018
Ubicación:
Catar
The NGO Migrant Rights documented cases of 1,200 migrant workers at HKH General Contracting going without pay for up to seven months; 1,100 were employed as labourers, carpenters, steel fixers, and mechanical and electrical workers, and 100 were considered staff (engineers, project managers, safety officers, administration).
Workers went without running water or power and were dependent on humanitarian aid. Workers allege that for several years salaries have been delayed (for both labourers and staff) for months at a time, employers have failed to renew IDs or reimburse workers for the cost of late renewal, and transport vehicles have been deemed unsafe.
Empresas
Alaqaria
- Unknown
,
HKH General Contracting
- Unknown
Afectado
Total de personas afectadas:
1200
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: (
Número desconocido
- Filipinas
, Construcción
, Género no especificado
)
,
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: (
Número desconocido
- Sri Lanka
, Construcción
, Género no especificado
)
,
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: (
Número desconocido
- Bangladés
, Construcción
, Género no especificado
)
,
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: (
Número desconocido
- India
, Construcción
, Género no especificado
)
Temas
Derecho a la alimentación
,
Tasas de contratación
,
Incumplimiento con la renovación de visas
,
Condiciones de vida precarias/inadecuadas
,
Salud personal
,
Robo de salarios
Respuesta
Respuesta solicitada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta:
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Medidas adoptadas: Pressure from rights organisations resulted in water and electricity being restored, but the employed staff continued to face issues and were threatened with eviction. Complaints were registered directly with HKH Contracing, at the Indian, Nepal and Bangladesh embassies who wrote to the company and provided relief where possible.
Workers registered complaints with: the Qatari Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs; with the human rights office of the Ministry of Interior; and, with the NHRC, who coordinated with a Qatar charity, Indian embassy, Nepal embassy and Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF).
A complaints mechanism failed to pick up reports of delayed and non-payment of wages, failure to renew visas, and unsafe conditions. The case was referred to the ILO's new project office in Qatar.