"More than 100 migrant workers may be deported after Qatar strike", 26 Nov 2014

More than a hundred migrant workers, striking over low pay in Qatar, are currently being detained and in the midst of being processed for deportation.

Doha News reported on Monday that the men, who primarily originate from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were arrested after striking for three days straight. According to their colleagues, the workers refused to return until pay and conditions were improved.

Police and other company workers, however, scuffled with the strikers with one camp boss allegedly hitting workers with a piece of plastic pipe. Hours later the 100-odd workers were arrested.

Around 800 people from two subcontractors, Qatar Freelance Trading & Contracting and Qatar Middle East Co., participated in the strike.