For all the other folk; I hope we don't all lose sight of the bigger picture here.
Concentrating on one situation is not going to help the larger community of abandoned folks. There is a Kunja Safe House, yes... but that is only a small section of what needs to be done here. If you want to make sure the Snake is dead... you have to go for the head, otherwise it will still bite! The real areas of concentration should be towards each government supplying these labourers. We need to make sure the workers don't have to deal with corrupt agents, or even corrupt Government officials in their respective countries. Qatar Government cannot be held responsible for what is happening in these countries.
Qatar is responsible however for the sponsors who abandon their workers, and the only real problem we have here is the time it takes for the legalities to be dealt with. Sponsors are being charged, and the courts are working within the legal structure that is at present in place. However, if that could be speeded up, together with a form of amnesty for these workers to be able to seek alternative employment once it is established that the worker was not at fault, then this would make for a dramatic change in the living and working conditions here.
Petitioning for workers rights from the root will get us much further along the path, rather than rhetoric regarding one man's mission whether mixed up, or otherwise.
Angelwings
If the grass is greener on the other side, its sure the water bill is higher !
Thanks, Qman.
For all the other folk; I hope we don't all lose sight of the bigger picture here.
Concentrating on one situation is not going to help the larger community of abandoned folks. There is a Kunja Safe House, yes... but that is only a small section of what needs to be done here. If you want to make sure the Snake is dead... you have to go for the head, otherwise it will still bite! The real areas of concentration should be towards each government supplying these labourers. We need to make sure the workers don't have to deal with corrupt agents, or even corrupt Government officials in their respective countries. Qatar Government cannot be held responsible for what is happening in these countries.
Qatar is responsible however for the sponsors who abandon their workers, and the only real problem we have here is the time it takes for the legalities to be dealt with. Sponsors are being charged, and the courts are working within the legal structure that is at present in place. However, if that could be speeded up, together with a form of amnesty for these workers to be able to seek alternative employment once it is established that the worker was not at fault, then this would make for a dramatic change in the living and working conditions here.
Petitioning for workers rights from the root will get us much further along the path, rather than rhetoric regarding one man's mission whether mixed up, or otherwise.
Angelwings
If the grass is greener on the other side, its sure the water bill is higher !