Doha: The Indian embassy has received 2,027 labour-related complaints from workers since January, an official statement said yesterday.
The embassy, however, gave no details of the complaints, including their nature. In 2014, the total number of complaints from Indian workers was 3,943, it said.
The statement follows the monthly Open House the embassy held to address urgent consular and labour-related problems of its nationals. Charge d’ Affaires R K Singh and other officials met complainants and discussed their problems.
Baby Kurien, Vice-President, Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), which works under the aegis of the embassy for the welfare of workers, was present.
A total of 99 Indians were at the deportation centre and 153 in the central prison and an embassy team visited the facilities to enquire about their welfare.
The embassy registered 21 deaths in June, while the number of deaths registered since January is 143. The number of deaths registered in 2014 was 279.
Following requests from Qatari authorities for travel documents for inmates at the deportation centre, the embassy issued 18 emergency certificates in June and 15 air tickets to Indians in distress to return home.
ICBF provided 12 air tickets to those who could not afford travel expenses.
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