All Work, No Pay: The Struggle of Qatar's Migrant Workers for Justice
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Date Reported: 19 Сен 2019
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
United Cleaning Co. - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 800
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 80 - Кения , Уборка и техническое обслуживание , Gender not reported )Темы
Запугивание и угрозы , Failing to renew visas , Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by NGO
Принятые меры: 80 out of over 800 impacted employees submitted a complaint to the Committee in March 2018; United Cleaning failed to attend three different mediation sessions at the Labour Relations Department. Workers were allegedly discouraged from pursuing their cases and were pushed to accept settlements. Many workers did get settlement decisions between September and December 2018, but United Cleaning had not paid owed salaries in full at the time of reporting.
Вид источника: NGO
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Date Reported: 19 Сен 2019
Местонахождение: Катар
Компании
Hamton International - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 900
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бангладеш , Строительство , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Гана , Строительство , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Кения , Строительство , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Непал , Строительство , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Шри-Ланка , Строительство , Gender not reported )Темы
Смерть , Запугивание и угрозы , Право на питание , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Personal Health , Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by NGO
Принятые меры: Hamton officials failed to attend the mediation sessions facilitiated by the Labour Relations Department. In October 2018, Hamton's sponsor was arrested and promised to pay the workers within 10 days. However, he was released without doing so. In November 2018 around 500 workers were still living in the labour camp; some workers later accepted an offer of repatriation and a small fraction of owed wages in repayment from a relative of Hamton's sponsor. In December 2018 around 120 workers were still waiting to hear the outcome of their complaints and were still being pressured to return home with only a fraction of the owed wages. By April 2019 around 100 workers remained in Qatar, finally receiving judgments from the Committee for the Settlement of Labour Disputes in their favour. Hamton was ordered by the court to pay workers, but as of September 2019 had not done so.
Вид источника: NGO
The new Committees are a potentially promising reform, aiming at reducing the barriers to accessing justice. If the system worked in the way intended and outlined in law, Committees would issue judgements on cases in just six weeks of a complaint being made and would be able to ensure that workers received remedy, for example by ordering employers to pay missing wages.
In some cases, migrant workers have seen the benefits. However, the reality for many migrant workers is much less rosy and the profound challenges still faced by workers seeking justice through the Committees – particularly lengthy processes and non-payment of compensation – are well represented in cases involving hundreds of workers that are highlighted in this report.