Ambassador Sanjiv Arora, deputy chief of mission R K Singh and other officials met the complainants, discussed their problems and assured them that the embassy would actively follow up their cases with the authorities concerned in the Government of Qatar, the mission said in a press statement.
Arvind Patil, president of the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), which works under the aegis of the embassy for the welfare of Indian workers, also attended the Open House.
An embassy team visited the Central Prison and Deportation Centre this week to enquire about the welfare of detainees from India. The total number of Indian nationals in the Central Prison and the Deportation Centre is 133 and 100, respectively, at present.
The Labour and Community Welfare Section at the mission has received a total of 2,419 complaints so far this year. In 2015, it had received 4,132 complaints.
The number of deaths registered in the embassy until yesterday was 161, it was revealed. The number of deaths registered in 2015 was 279.
On the basis of requests received from the Qatari authorities for travel documents for Indian nationals at the Deportation Centre, the embassy has issued 15 Emergency Certificates in July. It has also issued 11 air tickets this month to Indian nationals in distress for their return to India.
The statement noted that the ICBF continued to help Indian workers through various welfare measures, including provision of air tickets, financial assistance and medical help. The assistance given by the ICBF to Indian nationals this month also includes two air tickets for destitute workers.
The embassy has issued 11 air tickets this month to Indian nationals in distress for their return to India
The Indian embassy on Friday hosted the monthly Open House to address urgent consular and labour issues/cases of Indian nationals in Qatar.
