The Qatari government's communications office issued a statement in which it acknowledged its inability to pay foreign workers' salaries, which points to the inefficiency of Qatar's media plan, which did everything to ensure that the crisis did not come out of the hands of the general public.
Two weeks after trying to quash the case by banning any media coverage of a strike organized by workers in the Al-Shahania area, the government eventually issued a statement explaining the reasons for the strike. The government said its investigation “confirmed that salaries had been delayed following a period of negative cash flow at both companies, caused by non-payments elsewhere in the supply chain”.
In the past four years, Qatar has seen a series of strikes and protests and several deaths due to the failure of the government and the private sector to guarantee the fundamental rights of foreign workers.
The Qatari response came days after strikes by foreign workers at the construction sites for the upcoming World Cup.
Activists on social media have circulated videos of unprecedented demonstrations of workers in Qatar against their dire situation.
The videos showed large crowds of migrant workers blocking one of the roads to stage a protest against the harsh living conditions and non-payment of their wages.
Last month, a documentary film 'Workers' Cup' returned to the situation of foreign workers (1.6 million migrants) assigned to the World Cup 2022 yards and living in disastrous conditions.
In its statement, the Qatari government assured that it would be committed to improving wages, addressing the issue of late payments and paying all the missing money.
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