DOHA: The Indian embassy has received 3,432 labour complaints from workers since January, an official statement said yesterday.
The number of complaints last year was 3,943 and 3,432 in September.
The statement follows the monthly Open House the embassy holds to address urgent consular and labour-related problems of its nationals.
Ambassador Sanjiv Arora, Deputy Chief of Mission R K Singh and other officials met complainants and discussed their problems.
Present was Arvind Patil, President, Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), which works under the aegis of the embassy for the welfare of workers.
Embassy officials regularly visit Central Prison and Deportation Centre to enquire about the welfare of detainees from India.
The total number of Indians in the prison and the centre is 98 and 203, respectively.
The number of deaths registered with the embassy this month is 27 so far and number of deaths registered since January is 240. The number of deaths registered last year was 279. Following requests from Qatari authorities for travel documents for inmates at the centre, the embassy issued 19 emergency certificates in October and 26 air tickets to Indians in distress to return home.
ICBF provided three air tickets to those who could not afford travel expenses to facilitate their deportation.
It also supports workers with financial and medical assistance.
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