Around 300
Bangladeshi migrant workers have not been paid since May and are struggling in
a Qatari labor camp that has no services, Daily Star reported.
They are part of
hundreds of South Asian migrant workers employed by Hamtons International, an
estate agent chain with over 85 branches worldwide.
They have tried several times to obtain their dues, but their attempts have failed.
Currently, a non-profit organization grants the workers two meals a day.
Workers die
from stroke
A Bangladeshi and a Nepalese worker died from
stroke in the camp, a Bangladeshi worker said. Workers need to go to another
camp as the camp they are currently staying in has no electricity or running
water, he added.
The worker complained
that most of the workers frequently suffer from abdominal pain and have to call
the ambulance.
“The workers have not received any payment in
the last six months. They are passing days in anxiety as their families back
home depend on them,” the Bangladeshi worker said.
No change
Qatar-based
organizations working for workers' rights have come up with similar accounts
over the condition in the camp.
The workers saw no change in their situation, despite
formal complaints filed in September, Migrant-Rights noted.
Complaints have
been filed with the Qatar police and Labor Ministry, National Human Rights
Committee, International Labor Organisation's Qatar office, Qatar Red
Crescent, and Qatar Charity.
“Over the last
few weeks, the authorities had promised the workers of resolving the issue over
unpaid wages. But no sign of meeting the promise has been seen although three
deadlines have passed,” Migrant-Rights said.
Qatar has been accused multiple times over the slave-like conditions of its thousands of migrant workers, which has caused countries and human rights organizations around the world to condemn Qatar's human rights abuses and call for ending the country's dreams of hosting the World Cup in 2022.
