Sri Lankan workers to be deported for protesting
Twelve Sri Lankans who were arrested by Qatar authorities for protesting after a fire broke out at a labour camp in Al Sailiya in Qatar have been blacklisted.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment confirmed that the government of Qatar will deport the Sri Lankans.
A fire that broke out in a labor camp in Al Sailiya on the 8th of May left approximately 300 Sri Lankans homeless. They were provided with temporary lodging after the fire.
The Deputy General Manager Mangala Randeniya stated that a group of workers staged a protest in their company, even after the Qatar government provided them with necessary housing facilities following the fire which erupted in their camp.
Following the protests, the Qatar police arrested the group of Sri Lankan workers and asked their employers to take measures to deport them to Sri Lanka.
Reason for protest
A Sri Lankan worker in Qatar said that when the fire broke out they were told that they will be provided with accommodation and that they would be sent back to the country after ten days.
According to a group of Sri Lankans, all their belongings had burnt to ashes and the authorities have not provided them with any form of compensation.
They also pointed out that there were a large number of Sri Lankans whose visas had expired and claimed that they needed to be brought to Sri Lanka soon. [News First and Hiru News]
Good Lord! Humans are compared to Houseflies now?! Jeez!! If you can pack your bags and stay for a week in on the so-called "accommodation", then that will be a revelation. Forget staying, just a drive-by one of the accommodations make me feel so sad.
I understand what Kiran says .............. ....... ...............................
@arma : see that was just an example don't be so kiddy to think it Is true ..and I really love my country and people...as you said there will be rules and regulation for each country and also there will be likes and dislikes too.....here I just mean tI say that what Qatar gov has done towards them are correct and good for those living in Qatar...cheer....
EACH COUNTRY HAS THEIR OWN RULES AND MUST BE RESPECTED.
@KIRAN221 wow.it so surprising to know that in your country people protest over death of housefly.
I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
PLZ STAY HERE FOREVER
Very difficult ................ ..................................................
They did what they have to...because like these protesting people you can see many in India... In my country India even a housefly dies they do protesting and disturb puplic.. this is because the government support...but here thank God no such thing and to avoid such situations they doing so....
“History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.”
― Jeffrey D. Sachs
I think something is wrong somewhere, with the reasons given above those guys should not be deported; rather appropriate authority should look into matter and provide appropriate solution.
Unfortunate indeed .....................................
this may not be apropos, authorities should visit all these so called camps, especially Sailiya, man feeling pity, its poorly managed land fill area with full of plastic wastes on surface, lake of waste water, untidy surroundings, and many. (I am thanking God for all the blessings)
The company should be made to compensate the workers for their losses.
How was the fire started ?
Have the management been held accountable