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Qatar is vibrant, modern, safe & just-is it?

askme — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:20:30 +0000

Good and bad is present in every country but when bad over shadows good, then it is unfair to label good. For those people still support Qatar Media illusion propaganda in world arena to depict their country as nice rosy, vibrant, safe and just please read this one.

QATAR (TIER 3) [Extracted from U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2008]

Qatar is a destination for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and, to a lesser extent, commercial sexual exploitation. Men and women from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Sudan, Thailand, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and China voluntarily travel to Qatar as laborers and domestic servants, but some subsequently face conditions of involuntary servitude. These conditions include bonded labor; job switching; withholding of pay; charging workers for benefits for which the employer is responsible; restrictions on freedom of movement, including the confiscation of passports and travel documents and the withholding of exit permits; arbitrary detention; threats of legal action and deportation; false charges; and physical, mental and sexual abuse. Nepali and Indian men are reportedly recruited for work in Qatar as domestic servants, but are then coerced or forced into labor in Saudi Arabia as farm workers. Qatar is also a destination for women from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, India, Africa, and Eastern Europe for prostitution, but it is unknown how many are trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.
The Government of Qatar does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so. Provisions of the Sponsorship Law condone forced labor activities and slave-like conditions. In addition, Qatar failed to enforce criminal laws against traffickers, lacks an effective victim identification mechanism to identify and protect victims, continues to detain and deport the large majority of victims rather than providing them with protection, and sometimes penalized workers who complained about working conditions or non-payment of wages.

Recommendations for Qatar: Significantly increase criminal law enforcement efforts against abusive employers and those who force women into commercial sexual exploitation, including prosecutions, convictions, and prison sentences; expand and consistently apply a formal mechanism to distinguish victims of trafficking among those arrested for immigration violations or prostitution; enact legal reforms to prohibit all forms of trafficking, including forced labor, commercial sexual exploitation, and the use of force, fraud, or coercion in the recruitment process; and abolish or significantly amend sponsorship regulations that condone forced labor activities and slave-like conditions.

Prosecution
The Government of Qatar made little progress in investigating trafficking offenses or punishing trafficking offenders during the reporting period. Qatar does not prohibit all acts of trafficking, but it criminalizes slavery under Section 321 and forced labor under Section 322 of its Criminal Law. The prescribed penalty for forced labor—up to six months’ imprisonment—is not sufficiently stringent, however. Article 297 prohibits the forced or coerced prostitution of a minor below age 16; the prescribed penalty is up to 15 years’ imprisonment. In addition, the government banned the use of child camel jockeys in 2005, prescribing a penalty of three to 10 years’ imprisonment. To increase awareness of these laws, a government committee trained police, prosecutors, judges and legal educators. Nonetheless, restrictive sponsorship regulations and common practices such as withholding of workers’ passports contribute to forced labor and slave-like conditions in the country. Qatar provided evidence of investigating only one case of fraudulent recruitment, and did not report any criminal prosecutions, convictions, or sentences for trafficking, despite a serious and significant problem of trafficking for forced labor. Similarly, the government failed to report any law enforcement efforts against trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.

Protection
Qatar failed to adequately protect victims of trafficking during the reporting period. The government incorporated anti-trafficking in persons training into basic and continuing curriculum at the police academy, including training on dealing with victims of trafficking. Nonetheless, evidence indicates that during the last year authorities made only limited attempts to systematically identify trafficking victims among vulnerable people, such as foreign workers awaiting deportation and women arrested for prostitution, and that as a result, victims are often punished and automatically deported without being offered protection. The Ministry of Interior recently agreed to send foreign domestic workers arrested for illegal immigration to the government shelter. Nonetheless, Qatar commonly fines and detains trafficking victims for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked, such as immigration violations and running away from their sponsors, without determining the underlying causes. Though the waiting period is reportedly shorter than before, some victims remain in deportation centers for years pending resolution of their cases, permission from their sponsors to leave the country, or in retaliation for seeking to recover unpaid wages or request a new sponsor. Despite operating a shelter for victims of trafficking, the government protected only 14 victims during the reporting period. Victims often prefer to seek shelter in their embassies, but the embassies do not have sufficient resources or host government permission to operate shelters. The government forcibly shut down at least one independent shelter and deported the resident victims. Two of the victims died awaiting deportation. The government did not routinely encourage victims to assist in trafficking investigations or offer victims alternatives to deportation to countries in which they may face retribution.

Prevention
Qatar made limited efforts to prevent trafficking in persons during the reporting period. The government produced informational brochures in several targeted languages, posters, and radio and TV commercials as part of its “No to Trafficking” public awareness campaign. The government, however, did not take any reported measures to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts. Similarly, Qatar did not undertake any known public awareness campaigns targeting citizens traveling to known child sex tourism destinations abroad. Qatar has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol.

Source: http://gvnet.com/hum...

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vshihab — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:14:03 +0000

please use the classifieds

Bye Bye, you don’t work with us anymore!!!

catsniper — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:55:51 +0000

While lay-offs in the region have begun with the property sector, international statistics show that it could soon spread across the board in various business segments.

God forbid incase if you get fired from your Qatar Company, where do you think that you would prefer to job hunt / working next? Why? Did any of you start thinking about this?

Cheers - catsniper

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Rich Dad, Poor Dad

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Unique problem, what are options?

askme — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:21:29 +0000

One of my friend who visited Qatar recently has been offered a job. Since his visa was going to expire he was about to leave Qatar but at last moment a company (which he has given interview twice) called him and promise to offer a job and took his passport for visa process.
Now he has been asking formal offer letter from the company they are saying they will give him a standard offer letter. He has done Medical checkup and blood group-now company is telling to do finger print, but he has stop further process and asking them formal offer letter which he and company agreed upon.

Why company is delaying issuing offer/contract letter? (are they willing to black mail him by offering less once finger print is done)
What are option my friend have? Can he leave now Qatar if they offer less than what promised?
Do my friend need EXIT permit from company?
Will 2 years ban rule applies if he leaves Qatar with medical / blood group check but no finger print?

Please advice....

Working in Qatar 2 (Motorsport?)

pierrot the clown — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:42:50 +0000

Hi all. Still trying to find a Job in Qatar but the trouble is that with the downturn in the economic situation here, all the people who just want a temparary get out rather than to live in Qatar for ever like me, I am now getting watered down at all the job agencies. so, I was wondering, is there any motorsport industry there as this was my previous background. I know that there is a race track there but can't seem to find any industry that supports it. Any further help than the stuff already followed up would be great. Not realy fussed what I do as long as it is stable and involved with technical issues or training so if anyone has any ideas, I would like to here. I have an advert in Sunday's Gulf times. Yes I KNow, I sound desperate don't I. Just so fed up with rain, Income tax, Gordon Brown, Income tax, cold, UK TV, Income tax, you get the idea.
Thanks guys.

NHA dental exam

seemavijaykumar — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:42:16 +0000

Can anyone ,dentist, please tell what kind of questions are asked for the nha oral exam ? need to know about it quick,

Unalwful Termination???

soulover99 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:07:56 +0000

hi there, im in similar situation with pam - got terminated before my 1 year in the company. I was just asked not to report to the office ( i assume its termination), unfortunately no letter of notice, investigation, warming or even interrogation of what really happened. They just promised my NOC. Until now im waiting for my NOC (accdg to the HR, they will just give it if i already got a new work) when i confirmit with our PR, he said NOC can be given the soon as i completed my 1 yr which is today whether im already hired or not with the new company.

Im working as HR assistant (recruitment/travels) and asst to office and administration manager. I also have an exposure to ISO 9000-2001 (quality auditor)

i would appreciate your kindness of enlightening or recommending me to a good company.

thanks a lot.

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