Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar's capital ahead of World CupQatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting ...
29 Oct, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Qatar deports Indian migrant workers over wage protestsAhead of the football World Cup slated to be held from November 2022 onwards, the Qatari government has reportedly deported Indian migrant ...
23 Aug, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
Qatar not reporting all work-linked deaths, ILO saysQatar is not adequately investigating and reporting worker deaths including unexplained fatalities among seemingly healthy labourers, the I...
19 Nov, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi takes up problems faced by Indian workers in QatarSheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, appreciated the role and contribution of of the Indian community for the devel...
05 Jun, 2016, 08.02 PM IST
Qatar football World Cup 2022: The inhuman conditions of workers is not a game to be enjoyedThe root problem is the Qatari Kafala sponsorship system, which enables employers to exercise significant control over the lives of migrant...
02 Apr, 2016, 04.54 AM IST
Government gets 787 complaints from Indian labourers in Qatar787 complaints were received by the Indian Mission in Qatar up to March 7, while the number stood at 414 in Kuwait up to January this year.
09 Mar, 2016, 03.34 PM IST
7,432 complaints of exploitation of Indian workers in GulfSushma Swaraj said most of the complaints were addressed by the Indian missions by taking up with the concerned foreign authorities.
02 Dec, 2015, 02.28 PM IST
Complaints by Indian workers working in Gulf on the rise: government13,610 grievances have been registered till date this year as against 12,720 recorded last year with the maximum of 2991 coming from Qatar ...
27 Nov, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
Taking away FIFA World Cup 2022 from Qatar is a shame, humiliation for the countryQatar is a monarchy, a deeply conservative country, which, reportedly, supported various rebel groups during the Arab Spring movement. Qata...
27 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
New law to regulate foreign labour in Gulf countriesThe new law being mulled by the GCC would include returning 'marginal' and unskilled foreign workers to their home countries.
18 Apr, 2013, 03.48 PM IST
- Huge potential for Indian property developers in the Gulf
Together with Qatari partners, foreigners can invest in all sectors except banking, insurance, commercial agencies and real estate. NRIs ke...
11 Nov, 2009, 10.51 PM IST
- Midday work ban 'violated' in UAE, Bahrain
The midday work ban imposed in Gulf nations to protect labourers from being forced to work in the sweltering summer heat is being flouted b...
07 Jul, 2008, 04.59 PM IST
- US puts India, China on watch list over human trafficking
The United States has placed India and China on watch list for not doing enough to fight human trafficking and claimed that part of the eno...
05 Jun, 2008, 10.21 AM IST
- Domestic workers to get better deal under new law in Qatar
Qatar has proposed a new law governing the relationship between domestic workers and their employers that would make it compulsory for spon...
04 Jun, 2008, 02.04 AM IST
- Gulf Cooperation Council countries postpone residency cap for foreign workers
Gulf Cooperation Council countries have agreed to put off the six-year residency cap on unskilled foreign workers. Mystery behind elusive b...
23 Jan, 2008, 11.35 AM IST
- Business groups slam GCC expat residency cap plan
Business groups in the Gulf have slammed a proposal that seeks to limit the residency of unskilled workers in the region to six years, sayi...
08 Oct, 2007, 12.45 PM IST
- Govt to strengthen pact with Qatar
The government decides to strengthen employment regulation pact with Qatar.
05 Jul, 2007, 03.00 PM IST