India / RSS Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh alleged gross rights violation of Indians migrant workers in Qatar

New Delhi : The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the trade union wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Tuesday alleged that "the rights of migrant workers, especially Indians, are being grossly violated in Qatar". In a statement issued on Tuesday, BMS Secretary General Binoy Kumar Sinha said that several human rights organizations have reported that there has been a "labor slave-like situation" ever since Qatar won the bid to host the upcoming edition of the FIFA World Cup. "I'm living in.

1611 Indian migrants killed in Qatar

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh said that 1611 Indian migrant workers have died in Qatar since 2014 and families of the dead have to wait long to receive the bodies of their loved ones. He said, “It is important to note that since 2014, 1611 Indian migrants have died in the country (Qatar) and their families have to wait for a long time to collect the bodies of their loved ones. The kafala system has caused severe trauma to workers in India as well as for workers from other South Asian countries in Qatar."

forced workers to work

“The confiscation of passports, overtime work, denial of permission to leave the place of residence for some time, cramped accommodation, sexual abuse, forced work outside the area of ​​expertise cause great mental anguish for the workers,” he said. He said that at the 110th session of the International Labor Conference held in Geneva from 27 May to 11 June, the BMS representatives raised the issue with the Government of Qatar and trade union representatives and the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to India, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also lodged a protest.

... so will raise the issue in international forums as well

BMS has now demanded that all Indian workers in Qatar should be provided with healthy working conditions and their human rights should be respected. It has also called for "appropriate compensation" for the families of those who died in Qatar and the transportation costs to be borne by the Qatari government or manpower supply agency when the bodies are returned. "If the Qatar government does not take affirmative action on these fronts, BMS will be forced to take up this issue at the national and international forums at the earliest," Sinha said.

Let us tell you that recently, Qatar was the first of the Arab countries to react sharply to the alleged controversial remarks made against Prophet Mohammed by two suspended BJP spokespersons. The controversy over alleged derogatory remarks by former BJP spokespersons against Prophet Mohammad had escalated on June 5 following protests from countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran. In view of the growing opposition in the country and abroad, the BJP suspended Nupur Sharma and expelled Naveen Jindal.

What is Qatar's Kafala System

Kafala system is one such system which is used to monitor the migrant laborers. The system monitors migrant workers mainly in the construction and domestic sectors in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries and some neighboring countries, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. are working.

The Kafala system imposes many restrictions on workers. The laborers working here from other countries have no way of escape from harassment. He cannot leave the job of his own free will, he has to take permission from his employer even to go out of the country. They cannot change jobs or go back without the employer's permission. Not only this, many employers also confiscate even the passports of their workers and do not return them easily.