Workers in Qatar start to enjoy benefits of Wage Protection System
Qatar has faced a lot of flak recently for the questionable ways in which some companies treated labourers.
But with the country getting nearer to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, changes to the condition have been fast and quite visible. One of the biggest changes was the introduction of a Wage Protection System (WPS).
A year after its introduction, the WPS, which mandates all companies in Qatar to transfer workers’ salaries to their bank accounts, seems to be a success, according to the Qatar Tribune.
With growing familiarity in the use of ATM machines, most of the users’ initial complaints have ended. Better accesses to ATM machines where labourers live have also helped a lot.
Thanks to the WPS, workers now get their wages on time and there are fewer complaints of cheating and withholding of salaries by errant companies.
If companies fail to adhere by the WPS, authorities have the power to penalise them including blacklisting them from future contracts.
well noting like this, not all companies are following WPS rules. Companies are still not paying salaries to employees on time.
Now everybody happy :)
This is good news .. We support WPS