Sheikha Moza: Muslims are being 'dehumanized'

Acchabacha; how do you know dat They eat better food, earn higher wages and etc etc and etc first go and have a looks at industrial area than you might know the suffering, the co.are not sending their home by getting quit too, if the people dead there is no any insurance package of that particulart individual; salary are not given on time, there'll be vechicle bt no any a/c. inside that..anyway...

ahh, excuse me?

@friend_shaiju :- Then you too live in other side, as Qatar is Muslim Country.

Muslims in the "Middle East"? seriously??? so Rohingya never considered? and Muslims lives in other side of the world?

I am not a supporter of the Kafala system or the NOC requirement. I firmly believe it is a true form of modern-day slavery. It has also become a tool for many unscrupulous employers to make make money by exchanging an employees benefits for an NOC. The practice is very common. Having said that, I also firmly believe if a worker wants to quit and leave the country, there is nothing but death that could stop him from doing so. I have seen that happen many times here. Possibly, some who write here at QL are unaware of the powers of the Labor Office. They need do some footwork.

The pint is that it exists. People keep asking the same daft questions regarding NOC.

No one forces anyone to come here. The stories of worker abuse are rife and available to all.

Given these circumstances , and knowing that Qatar is not paved with gold , come here with your eyes open and don't whine

Thoguh this subject is not related to the original posting.. Here we have seen many stories that if any body question or complaint, they will be terminated even without citing the reason , sometimes not even paid their end of service benefits.

Many people, especially the labour class has taken up the job here, by paying money with agents for visa , selling their house or ornaments or by taking loan. They cannot go back. So they choose to take the sufferings.. I do not think anybody can give a satisfactoy reason why one need NOC to change the job, why people need exit to go back to their country unless they have committed a crime here. If the policy of the company is good and if they take care of the employees, they will stick with them. Is this NOC being practsed any where other than the gulf states?

Some are here for four, five, or even more years and their companies won't let them go. It seems you really haven't read much here. Or you probably think it's all made up. The kafala system doesn't exist, NOC is just an idea in some people's minds, and the exit permit doesn't exist either. But most of all, the Human Rights Office is the most effective institution in the world. And the embassies are doing everything they can for their citizens. Wake up.

A wild remark from Wild Turkey. Any worker or employee is free to leave his job and return home if he is unhappy with his job, his employers or working conditions. All he needs to do is to seek the assistance of the Labor Office and they will assist him in every way should his employer not allow him to leave. I have seen people leaving after just a couple of months being here. I am sure you have too. The reason you see postings on this subject is because many workers do not know how to go about it and thus seek guidance on the process.

I feel she has touched upon the real reasons for the divide.. But, who will bell the cat ?

Wunae: Why don't they quit? The answers are already there in my earlier posting. Just go through it slowly and easily while sipping a glass of cold lemonade. The cold lemonade would help keep your passions under control and allow your mind to work better.

"They have the freedom to do so, don't they?" - No, they don't. They need an exit permit. And QL itself is a proof if you consider the numerous requests posted here asking for help on how to leave Qatar. Maybe you didn't read these, accha.

Why don't they quit? They aren't even allowed to go home for the funerals of their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children killed in the Nepalese earthquake. If that isn't dehumanizing, then what is?

Nepalese workers building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been denied leave to attend funerals or visit relatives following the earthquakes in the Himalayan country that have killed more than 8,000 people, its government has revealed.

The government in Kathmandu has also for the first time publicly criticised Fifa, world football’s governing body, and its commercial partners. It insists that they must put more pressure on Qatar to improve conditions for the 1.5 million migrants employed in the Gulf state as part of the World Cup construction boom.

About 400,000 of the workers on the project are from Nepal, with the rest mainly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Tek Bahadur Gurung, Nepal’s labour minister, said: “After the earthquake of 25 April, we requested all companies in Qatar to give their Nepalese workers special leave and pay for their air fare home. While workers in some sectors of the economy have been given this, those on World Cup construction sites are not being allowed to leave because of the pressure to complete projects on time.

“They have lost relatives and their homes and are enduring very difficult conditions in Qatar. This is adding to their suffering.”

Gurung said Nepal’s government had been attempting, without success, to contact Fifa and its sponsors to ask them to be more robust with Qatar. “Nothing will change for migrant workers until Fifa and its rich sponsors insist on it. These are the people who are bringing the World Cup to Qatar. But we are a small, poor country and these powerful organisations are not interested in listening to us.”

South Asian countries have been reluctant to speak out about the controversy over migrant workers for fear of alienating Qatar.

Gurung said: “There are far more than 500 Nepalese working on different World Cup construction sites, I can assure you. We have even offered to pay the air fare home for all our people building stadiums and involved in other projects, where companies are not willing, but not even this has made a difference. Our embassy in Doha has been inundated with requests for help from World Cup workers who are not allowed to leave.”

The minister said he was due to visit Qatar next month to hold discussions with his counterpart and meet Nepalese workers so he could see for himself the conditions they faced.

Qatar’s labour minister, Abdullah bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, visited Kathmandu last month and promised to introduce a series of changes. He also revealed that his nation would need even more Nepalese workers as it strives to complete World Cup stadiums and infrastructure projects in time for 2022.

Wild Turkey and Bijay: Many laborers here are far better off than they were back home. They eat better food, earn higher wages through which they can maintain a higher living standard of their families in their home countries and also be able to get their children better education. They get provided with medicines and medical treatment at very subsidized rates. They wear better clothes, carry fancy mobiles which they could not afford if they were in their home countries. That is why they still keep on continuing to work here rather than quit and go home. Why don't they quit if the conditions here are so "dehumanizing?" They have the freedom to do so, don't they? WT: Why don't you talk about the way Muslim prisoners were "dehumanized" at Guantanamo Bay? Why don't you talk of what took place at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq? Were the Muslim prisoners not dehumanized there? Why don't you talk of soldiers peeing on the dead bodies Muslim fighters in Afghanistan. What more could be more dehumanizing? Bijay: If you agree with WT, I would ask you to just check your backyard as to know what is taking place there. You will begin to live in a "real world." Sheikha Moza's statement is a true and bold one and I firmly believe she has spoken the hearts of many Muslims.

@ Wild Turkey, the truth is bitter........

I AGREE WID WILD TURKEY......

hbac: Zaha Hadid.. She's designing one of the stadiums for the WC in Qatar

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Who's the lady with the flashy pink coat? She looks déjà vu to me...

Now I remember! She's an Iraki architect who's made a name of herself in London where she lives.

It sounds a bit sarcastic when laborers in Qatar are also 'dehumanized'. Did she forget that on purpose? Or doesn't she know about it?

She's right. Sadly, as the killings in the Middle East continue, the "fear and suspicion" will increase

100 % True ...........................................

A Great Lady. Great thoughts and feelings. Thank you Sheikha. YOU have won my heart! May you live long!