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to Qatar, mostly migrant workers and
permanent residents, as well as their
locally born descendants. As of 2011-2014
report by International Organization for
Migration, 176,748 Nepali Citizens lived
in Qatar as migrant workers.While there
are Nepalese working in the business and
administrative sectors of Qatar, most
workers from Nepal fall under the
umbrella of unskilled labor, and hold
jobs in sectors such as construction and
landscaping. Many workers from Nepal are
hired to work on the construction of
stadiums and railways that are being
designed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to
be held in Qatar. According to Time
Magazine, due to the terrible working
conditions in Qatar, a Nepali World Cup
worker dies every other day.
Qatar is one of the favorite destinations
for Nepali job aspirants who are mostly
employed in construction works. All
unqualified jobs are done by foreigners
especially the Nepalis, who, nowadays,
are the most sought after compared to
Indians or other nationalities.[6] About
9,650 Nepali nationals arrived in Qatar
in December 2010. The Nepalese workers
have a reputation of being hardworking,
honest, cheap and not prone to
complaining. According to the former
Nepalese ambassador to Qatar, Surynath
Mishra, “Nepali migrant workers have the
lowest per capita income in Qatar.”
According to the ambassador, they lack of
education and technical skills mean that
“They get exploited the most out of all
the migrant workers.”
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