Qatari government clients and other major businesses are failing to pay contractors on time for projects, leaving migrant workers unpaid, Human Rights Watch said today. Subcontractors and others in the supply chain are also affected and themselves shortchange workers.
“Clients at the top of the Qatari contracting supply chain, including government bodies, often have impunity, leaving subcontracting businesses that employ migrant workers bearing the cost,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “Influential contractors and employers in Qatar should stop stiffing workers by failing to pay subcontractors what they owe.”
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