Qatar Police Recruit Nepali Citizens, Leaving Kathmandu Out of the Loop
There is an urgent need for Nepal to sign a formal agreement with Qatar in order to safeguard the interests of its workers in that country.
March 12, 2021
Nepali workers being interviewed by the International Labor Organization’s Employment Services Center, 2016.
Credit: Flickr/International Labour Organization ILO
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Local reports reveal that Qatar has initiated the illegal recruitment of 12,000 Nepali citizens for its police force in the run-up to the 2022 soccer World Cup in the country.
Nepal’s government forbids its citizens from serving in Qatar’s security agencies as no formal agreement exists. The Nepali embassy in Qatar has sent a letter to the country’s foreign ministry regarding the issue but no decision has been made.