assistance with Loan
I have been working in Qatar since August 2011 and have completed my 2 years contract with my employer. It is not just the workers in construction side but also management level professionals been treated like slaves. And the worst part is that we (Immigrants) can't take any action against the employers here. I was working with a local employer in the hospitality section as IT Manager. I was promised that I will get release/NOC after completing my two years contract with the company. I did completed my contract and found another opportunity with a high package and family benefits. I have two kids, one 11 months old and the other two and half year old, for me the important thing was to look for something that could help me to get the best health and living facilities for my kids, which was offered by the new company. I gave a notice period of 40 days to my company with a written request to get NOC to work in Qatar and my management confirmed in writing that I shall be getting my NOC. The time I completed my 40 days’ notice with a proper handover, the company refused to give me NOC and thus I became jobless. Because I left the company and I cannot join another one, I have nothing to survive. I have bank liabilities taken for my family support, now the bank is asking me to clear the liabilities which I cannot because my ex. employer hasn’t paid my end of services and still holding my passport and I have no work even to feed my kids so how can I pay the bank. Bank is not allowing me to go out of the country because of the liabilities and my ex. company is not giving me release to work anywhere else in Qatar. If I couldn't pay the bank they can put me in jail that makes me worry because I don’t know what will happen to my kids. I tried to go the human rights commission here in Qatar but I was strictly informed not to file any complaint or case against the local employer as they will put me and my family in more troubles. I don’t know what to do. And I don’t know who I should ask to get help. I have been cheated badly by my ex employer and I can't do anything.
You have a strong case, you need to gather courage and work out the strategies. Here are a few of the key line of actions:
1. Never pay any loan installment to the bank from any of your alternative source. if they follow you, tell them that you would pay them by installments if you get another job. Sometimes, they do write to the company for taking NOC on your behalf.
2. Look at the validity of your resident permit, and get its renewal by paying renewal fee.
3. Find out the contact and address of your local Qatari sponsor, let me know i can go and meet him on your behalf. There is no harm in trying.
4. Your passport is your property, you must get it, then you stand a forceful chance.
HAVE IN WRITTEN FROM MY MANAGING DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION WITH AN APPROVAL FOR NOC....
they are holding your passport and not giving you your end of service benefits. Take the written paper wherein they agreed to the NOC with you as proof.
Did you get it written that you will get NOC? If so there is a chance if you complaint to MOL.
Come back and post if you get a reply.
I just sent the same to Guardian, hope something good will happen.
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Please can you help me with the email address of Guardian Newspaper?
You can get your End of Service benefits and your passport by taking the help of the Labor Office. If from your End of Service benefits you can pay off your bank loan then I suggest you do so once you get the money in your hands, then pack off and go home. Otherwise, as I see it, your situation is pretty grim.
Go to the labour office and NHRC - Your only options.
Complain to the Guardian Newspaper in the UK, they like stories like this. Maybe they will even pay you