(ANSAmed) - DOHA, SEPTEMBER 16 - For the first time ever,
workers organized a walkout in Qatar, a country where strikes
and unions are banned. According to local press reports, over
100 school bus drivers with Al Watan International and
Contracting Company organized a strike on Sunday to protest
against the fact that their monthly salary of 260 euros has not
been raised in five years.
Some 4,000 students with four schools were reportedly left without transport because of the walkout and their parents were informed hours later. Authorities at the schools affected by the strike reported the workers to the police.
Qatari newspaper reports however focused more on the inability of schools to inform parents on time rather than on the fact that workers had staged a strike for the first time in the country's history.(ANSAmed).
Some 4,000 students with four schools were reportedly left without transport because of the walkout and their parents were informed hours later. Authorities at the schools affected by the strike reported the workers to the police.
Qatari newspaper reports however focused more on the inability of schools to inform parents on time rather than on the fact that workers had staged a strike for the first time in the country's history.(ANSAmed).
