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COVID -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 2020, after they were taken away for coronavirus testing.   The detainment and expulsion of Nepali

Qatar 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 the trying times of corona virus. Reports are coming in that low wage migrant workers

In 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 the World Cup 2020 host nation say they are forced to beg for food, following

16 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 Friday morning. This incident happened between Jalna and Aurangabad districts about 260 km from Pune.

RTI 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 the migrant workers data state-wise or district-wise who are in distress owing to the lockdown

Migrant 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.  Many who are stranded are now protesting under anxiety that they should be allowed to

Qatar 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 the pretext of testing them for the coronavirus, raising new fears about the fate of

94% 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 workers’ wages, and setting up a hotline for grievances. But these promises have never been

Civil 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 El Ouardia (Al Wardia), in Tunisia, officially known as a hosting and orientation center. The

Singapore 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 in the dormitory. However, Gan Kim Yong reassured on 27 April that the testing capacity