What Type of Culture Is This: Economic Realities for Both Qataris & Their Slaves as of July, 2008
First you should know this: The Qatari government gives a grant to every citizen who gets married, from $2,500 to astronomical sums, in accordance with income level. A young Qatari man will also receive a plot of land worth $200,000, $150,000 to build his home, and of course $15,000 to buy furniture.
If the money does not suffice, that same citizen can receive a loan of another $150,000 at low interest. Qataris do not pay for electricity, water or a land-line telephone. Widows, orphans and divorced people receive generous aid from the state, and higher education is given for free. All that remains is to buy food - some of which is subsidized - and clothing.
Now read this from the Gulf Times, July 9th, 2008:
Scores of construction workers, who refused to work for the second day demanding higher salaries, were rounded up by police from their camps yesterday, a spokesman for a diplomatic mission said in Doha.
The workers were taken into custody from the company’s camps in the Industrial Area and Al Wakrah, among others. The exact number of those detained was not available.
The protesters, mostly Asians, have reportedly expressed their willingness to return home rather than work for the present salary. They said their salaries were grossly inadequate to meet the rising living cost in Qatar.
“We can hardly save any money,” one of the workers said.
An official of the Nepalese embassy said some 80 Nepali men had been taken into custody for their refusal to work. The diplomat said the workers had been demanding a 25% hike in their salary.
He said some workers had informed the embassy that they were being paid less than the minimum levels fixed by the mission.
The embassy official said efforts were on to contact the company’s managers and “discussions to resolve the issue are likely to be held today”.
A year ago, more than 300 Nepalese construction workers, who sought better wages and refused to work to press their demand, were deported by their employers.
Some skilled workers yesterday said that most of them were being paid QR 550-QR600.
A company official refused to comment, saying he was not supposed to talk on ongoing developments.
Source: Gulf Times
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The Myth of a free Qatar... everyone should know the truth!
It is not only Qatar but all the gulf region.. they are very uneducated, and rude individuals... they think of nothing but themselves.. I am not being biased but attempting to be honest, and giving credit to the rightful people ... Indians and iranians are the ones who built Qatar yet they are treated in the harshest manner.. I want to be clear i am an Arab not an indian or iranian but in life we have to be just and speak the truth... Instead of thanking these people all you see is these Bedouins being mean to them....
Above all this they pretend to be a so called muslims in a muslim land.. did prophet mohammed peace be upon him practice racism, and intolerance to other races? or did prophet mohammed teach us to be ungrateful? and the funniest thing ever is one qataris and khaleeji ppl accuse most countries like the usa, europe, and other arabs countries that their women are sluts.... in every community you have all types of people, and women so u can not generalize and at least they show it in ur face... (its not in the down-low or in secret) while in the gulf countries you see all the women covering up to the extreme yet they are having sex in landcruisers and in kitchens and majilis the famous khaleeji term..lol...
One word advice to Qatar and the rest of the gulf..You are the last ones to give advise about morals and what not.. You people do not even work or know the reality of life! how can you even begin to enter a debate if you know nothing? the Government and people do not want to share their wealth while the U.S.A which is the biggest enemy of all muslims is even giving citizenships to asians and arabs... how funny is that?
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