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Qatar World Cup organizers admit workers were exploited

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Digital Khabar

07 April, Qatar : Qatar World Cup organizers have admitted that workers were exploited while contracted for FIFA’s preparation tournaments in the Gulf State. The acknowledgment of failings came after an investigation by Amnesty International which said security guards were forced to work in conditions it called “forced labor” by exceeding the 60-hour maximum workweek and not having a... Read More

Nepal, Qatar agree to revise 2005 Labour Agreement

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Digital Khabar

Kathmandu, Dec 3 (RSS): Nepal and Qatar have agreed to revise the Bilateral Labour Agreement. In the fourth meeting of the Nepal –Qatar Joint Committee, both parties agreed to revise the 2005 pact. The Qatar side has accepted Nepal’s proposal for its support for socio-economic reintegration of those Nepali migrant workers returned from Qatar serving as one of the top... Read More

Qataris begin voting in first ever legislative polls

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Digital Khabar

DOHA, Oct 2, 2021 (AFP) Qataris began voting in their country’s first ever legislative polls Saturday, AFP correspondents saw, with 30 of 45 seats in a previously appointed, largely advisory council up for election. Analysts say the polls, open from 0500 GMT until 1500 GMT with results expected the same day, will not lead to power shifting from the ruling... Read More

Workers stranded in Qatar rescued

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Digital Khabar

Kathmandu, Sept 11 (RSS): Four Nepali workers stranded in Qatar have been rescued at the initiative of the Nepali Embassy and the Non-Resident Nepali Association, Qatar. Bikas Shahi of Swamikartik Khapar Rural municipality-3 of Bajura, Asmita Lama of Kathmandu, Mohan Poudel of Bhojpur and Uday Kumar Yadav of Mahottari have been sent to Nepal by the Association after they lost... Read More