Labour camp blaze victims still awaiting !!!
Please read the news published in the Gulf Times today :
Labour camp blaze victims still awaiting employers’ assistance
| Published: Wednesday, 30 April, 2008, 01:42 AM Doha Time |
Staff Reporter
A LARGE number of workers of the two companies of a same group, displaced
by Sunday’s fire at a labour camp near vegetable market are still continuing their endless wait for the employers’ assistance to put them back on rails.
Informing this to Gulf Times, some workers said while the company had moved a number of workers to another accommodation on Street 37 of the Industrial Area, many workers felt that they were left behind in the gutted camp to fend for themselves. The company has hired the new place to house nearly 200 of the displaced workers.
While acknowledging the assistance the employers provided to their colleagues, who were moved to the Industrial Area camp, some workers however said they were still to receive any meaningful assistance until yesterday.
“It was true that we were given food by our employers twice since the fire broke out, but that was all what we could get until now,” said an Indian worker.
However, he said some Indian community forums approached them with promises of assistance. The worker also claimed he had lost as much as QR3,500 in cash and much of his belongings, in the portacabin where he stayed. The worker also pointed out that a number of his colleagues lost the money that they were planning to send home in the coming days.
Meanwhile, inquiries
made from among some workers found the management had informed them
that as in any other similar case, it would take a few more days to get
things back to normal and they need not be worried about the assistance.
Read more : Gulf Times
Speed Comments: REMINDER !!!
As already requested by Scarlett :
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/102099
Please drop your donations to our colleting point by TODAY (Wednesday 30.04.2008):
UPDATE: Daytime meeting point added. PWB is hosting this one. Thank you, PWB!!!
Hyatt Plaza
Wednesday, 30/4/08
9 - 10 am
Parking Lot - under the huge grocery cart
PWB mobile number - 503 0548
by the Mercedes showroom on Salwa Rd.
Wednesday, 30/4/08
6:30 PM until 8:30 PM (or 18:30 to 20:30 for those of you with military time)
Speed's mobile number - 660 4594
God bless you all.
PS: Thank you Kannan for information about the news : http://www.qatarliving.com/node/102106
I have a lot of donations !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went shopping last night for donations and the neighbors donated what they could as well....
So there you have it.
It will be dropped of tonight !!
Greetz J. :):):)
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QL.... just a (very nice) way of live..... :)
they company is typical here briteexpat, not care too much.
I am happy to donate and help, but what is the company actually doing? They are after all responsible for these poor workers.
Alright, am so sorry I have missed this part of the sensible ACtion on QL....well looks like I'l all set to join in tonight...
6:30 it is...and today i will be on time for sure...LOL...
And Speed my man, paaji, I knew you were a good person, but such a good person, Kudos, Congrats, Hats off to you sir, you shall recieve our help in this Noble Cause...
(Tsk tsk, have you checked your damn email paaji)...
yes thats u mentioned franky
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dont worry, what time you guys planning to meet up? i can go straight from work which is around 6pm.
Honey babe... yes we should pull our legs together and get our fat ass to do the drop off later.
yes mila.. :) you got to help me out on sorting stuffs.. :)
[img_assist|nid=12867|link=none|align=left|width=|height=0]Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Hehehehe.. yes speed, i will pull her legs for you. so see you tonite. will contact you later.
So the employers are making them live in a burnt out shanty town?
See you tonight.
you know where to meet Mila .... now why are you pulling her legs ;-)
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we post the same "good hearted people" ehehehe
See u tonight?
Good morning good heart people.. see you all tonite where owen??? you mean the drop off???
good morning everyone.. a purposeful day today.. see you all tonight.. :)
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you are truly a DIAMOND..
I am sure many people will drop off their donations today evening as the collection point is mentioned in the paper and also many other organizations are collecting. My hubby will bring our donation this evening.
Good morning Speed !!!
Good Morning Qlers...
We need more and more donations to cover all 600 needy people who were effected in the blaze.
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