Qatar's migrant workers beg for food as Covid-19 infections rise
Résumé
Date indiquée: 7 Mai 2020
Lieu: Qatar
Autre
Not Reported ( Agences de placement de personnel de maison ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Népal , Agences de placement de personnel de maison , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Contract Substitution , Personal Health , Wage TheftRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: None reported.
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 7 Mai 2020
Lieu: Qatar
Autre
Not Reported ( Secteur non communiqué/applicable ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 1 - Inde - Secteur inconnu , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Droit à l'alimentation , Wage TheftRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: None reported.
Type de source: 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.