Qatar: 1,641 Nepali workers died between 2011 & 2020 while others faced abuse incl. wage theft
摘要
日期: 2022年11月29日
地點: 卡塔爾
其他
Not Reported ( 建築 ) - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 1
移民和移民工人: ( 1 - 尼泊爾 , 建築 , Gender not reported )議題
死亡 , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & Safety回應
Response sought: 否
後續行動: After Bhim's death, his company sent USD2,251 to his family, and the insurance company gave them USD10,683 and USD5,341 from the government’s labour department.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2022年11月29日
地點: 卡塔爾
其他
Not Reported ( 建築 ) - Employer , Not Reported ( 機場 ) - Client受影響的
受影響的總人數: 1
移民和移民工人: ( 1 - 尼泊爾 , 建築 , Gender not reported )議題
Occupational Health & Safety , Wage Theft , 死亡回應
Response sought: 否
後續行動: The family received USD190 to perform final rites.
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2022年11月29日
地點: 卡塔爾
其他
Not Reported ( 建築 ) - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 1
移民和移民工人: ( 1 - 尼泊爾 , 建築 , Gender not reported )議題
死亡 , Occupational Health & Safety回應
Response sought: 否
後續行動: None reported.
資訊來源: News outlet
"FIFA World Cup 2022, for Nepali migrant workers’ families, is a reminder of deaths and sufferings", 29 Nov 2022
Bhim Bahadur Lohar, from Madhuwan rural municipality in Bardiya, went to Qatar to work in 2010. There he worked for a construction company tasked to build buildings including one of the eight stadiums that are currently hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022...
“His death certificate said he died a natural death. But, it didn’t state how he died,” says Sita. “He hadn’t been paid for around five months and his company sent Rs 295,000 after his death.”...
Despite many Nepalis returning home in coffins and others with chronic illnesses, their families here still waiting for compensation and insurance money. Many refuse to watch the FIFA World Cup hosted by a country which changed their lives forever, for the worse...
As the demand for workers increased, lots of Nepalis started queueing up outside recruitment agencies. The number of Nepalis going to Qatar in 2010 was less than 50,000, but after that, the number crossed 100,000. The excitement was such that everyone wanted to go earn money working in the rich Gulf country...
According to the data given to The Guardian by the Nepali Embassy in Qatar, 1,641 Nepali workers died in the ten years between 2011 and 2020...