Migrant workers

COVID -19 pandemic: Nepalese workers stare at an uncertain future in QatarCOVID -19 pandemic: Nepalese workers stare at an uncertain future in Qatar

COVID -19 pandemic: Nepalese workers stare at an uncertain future in Qatar

According to a report by human rights group Amnesty International, Qatar detained and expelled about 300 migrant workers in March…

May 11, 2020
Qatar Marginalise Migrant Population Even Amidst Corona VirusQatar Marginalise Migrant Population Even Amidst Corona Virus

Qatar Marginalise Migrant Population Even Amidst Corona Virus

Migrant workers are worst hit especially in Gulf countries that are not willing to take care of them, even in…

May 9, 2020
In Qatar migrant workers beg for food, “The Guardian” reportsIn Qatar migrant workers beg for food, “The Guardian” reports

In Qatar migrant workers beg for food, “The Guardian” reports

Migrant workers are begging for food in Qatar.  In more than 20 interviews with the British The Guardian, workers in…

May 8, 2020
16 Migrant Labourers Crushed to Death by Freight Train in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra16 Migrant Labourers Crushed to Death by Freight Train in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra

16 Migrant Labourers Crushed to Death by Freight Train in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra

16 migrant labourers hailing from Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in the wee hours on…

May 8, 2020
RTI Enquiry Reveals Lack of Migrant Workers Data with Chief Labour Commissioner: Union Labour MinistryRTI Enquiry Reveals Lack of Migrant Workers Data with Chief Labour Commissioner: Union Labour Ministry

RTI Enquiry Reveals Lack of Migrant Workers Data with Chief Labour Commissioner: Union Labour Ministry

Union Labour Ministry revealed on Wednesday while RTI enquiry that the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) was not in possession of…

May 6, 2020
Migrant Workers Break Into ProtestsMigrant Workers Break Into Protests

Migrant Workers Break Into Protests

Migrant workers are the worst hit in India as the lockdown has taken away their only source of income-daily work.…

May 5, 2020
Qatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detainedQatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detained

Qatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detained

Last month Qatar deported hundreds of Nepali workers, most of them building infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, under…

May 4, 2020
94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show

94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show

Qatar has made promising commitments to support migrant workers during this unprecedented crisis, including earmarking funds to cover quarantined migrant…

May 4, 2020
Civil society asks Tunisia to release immigration detainees amid COVID-19 pandemicCivil society asks Tunisia to release immigration detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic

Civil society asks Tunisia to release immigration detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic

Several Tunisian organizations, along with Amnesty International, denounced on Friday the detention of several dozen migrants in the Center of…

May 1, 2020
Singapore hasn’t minimized testing migrant workers in dormitories, says Gan Kim YongSingapore hasn’t minimized testing migrant workers in dormitories, says Gan Kim Yong

Singapore hasn’t minimized testing migrant workers in dormitories, says Gan Kim Yong

Many health experts have lately criticized the Singapore government for decreasing the number of tests done on migrant laborers lessened…

April 28, 2020