Riots erupt in Qatar over delaying workers’ salaries
Riots broke out in several cities in Qatar due to a
strike by foreign workers due to the delay in their salaries, the suffering of
companies and workers in Qatar, due to liquidity problems, business slowdown
and revenue decline, as well as the inflationary pressures sweeping the
markets.
During the strike, angry workers stormed a number of
vehicles, buildings and surrounding facilities, as well as a state of panic in
the surrounding areas, close to the protest sites.
Al-Bayan newspapers, reported the increasing of
riots among workers, especially with the delay of many companies on the payment
of salaries at the specified time, and strike hundreds of workers, to protest
the delay in the payment of salaries.
Foreign workers working in the construction sector
in Qatar are increasingly suffering despite ongoing promises by the government
to repair their situation.
More than 1,000 workers in the Musheireb district
have started a strike to protest against unpaid salaries and poor living
conditions. workers went out in demonstrations, resulting in the cracking of a
number of buses in public roads.
The ILO had recently warned the State of Qatar
against the oppression of workers who had reached the point of forced labor and
demanded that salaries be paid in arrears and that the State did not respond to
that.
