Pakistan intervenes on non-payment of wages to citizens in Qatar, alleges authorities stopped paying cos.
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 13 Jun 2021
Ubicación: Catar
Empresas
Descon Engineering - Employer , FIFA - PartnerProyectos
Qatar World Cup 2022 Unspecified Projects - ClientAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 20
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 18 - Pakistán , Construcción , Gender not reported )Temas
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Dismissal , Derecho a la alimentación , Wage TheftRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Embassy
Medidas adoptadas: The case is part of a broader pattern of Pakistani companies allegedly left unpaid by the Qatari Government, according to the Pakistani Embassy in Qatar. The Embassy stated they were taking up all cases with Qatar's Ministry of Labor. Descon had informed the Embassy that nearly all employees had settled dues with the company.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 13 Jun 2020
Ubicación: Catar
Empresas
FIFA - PartnerProyectos
Qatar World Cup 2022 Unspecified Projects - ClientOtro
Not Reported ( Sector no comunicado/aplicable ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 20 - Pakistán , Construcción , Gender not reported )Temas
Dismissal , Derecho a la alimentación , Wage TheftRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: The case is part of a broader pattern of Pakistani companies allegedly left unpaid by the Qatari Government, according to the Pakistani Embassy in Qatar. The Embassy stated they were taking up all cases with Qatar's Ministry of Labor. The workers were being supplied food packages by the Pakistani Embassy.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
"Pakistan takes up worker payment issues with Qatar," 13 Jun 2020
Pakistan has intervened on behalf of its nationals in Qatar who were working on FIFA World Cup projects by asking the Gulf state to address payment issues...
Qatari authorities had stopped paying a few companies including Descon, a Pakistan-based multinational that had taken many laborers to Doha...
“...some of these individuals started facing salary issues,” he added. “We took this up with the company and asked its officials to release salaries and provide residence and food to the workers until their return to Pakistan. We also received more complaints related to these payments after the coronavirus outbreak..."
Pakistan’s embassy in Doha had taken up all such cases with Qatar’s Ministry of Labor... Descon had informed the embassy that nearly all of its employees had settled their dues with the company.