27 Indians dead last month, says Embassy
The number of deaths of Indians in Qatar reached its highest in August with 27 deaths, a statement by the Indian embassy in Doha said.
A total of 159 deaths have been registered with the mission until September this year and 237 deaths within 2012, the statement said.
The details were discussed at the monthly ‘Open House’ held last week to address urgent consular and labour issues of Indian national.
The causes for the deaths were not disclosed.
Further the Labour and Community Welfare Section of the mission has received a total of 2,565 complaints within this year, with total of 3,385 complaints in 2012 and the embassy has not revealed nature of complaints.
The ambassador Sanjiv Arora and other senior officials met the complainants at the Open House, discussed their problems and have assured to follow up about the issues.
A team of officials from the embassy has visited the central prison and the deportation centre during this week to enquire about the welfare of Indian detainees.
The total number of 44 Indians are in the central prison and 212 in the deportation centre.
The Indian mission has issued seven Emergency Certificates (ECs) in August, and three in September upon requests by the Qatari authorities for travel documents for inmates in the deportation centre.
The mission also issued five air tickets to Indian nationals for their return to home country in August.
Source: The Peninsula
Considering that these workers are young and physically fit to work, no, I wouldn't say "natural"!
Mandi
i feel you will find that the majority are natural deaths..at least i hope so..
Terrible news. May they rest in peace. The Embassy should be made to release the cause of death for each individual ..
Thelo coz people on QL very well knows tat there aint any toilets on QL to shyte or pee...so chillax !
Rest In Peace for all the deceased ones !
Yes. I second Marco. Mortality rates in India and Qatar are 44 and 6 respectively as of 2012..
The indian govt don't give ssh*T. as simple as that.
and hopefully the conditions at the deportation centre are okay and comfortable. Hope that they have also thought of the single inmates just as they have made separate villas for married prisoners for conjugal visits