Jack posted this unbelievable post on the forums. At first I thought a couple of tiles fell off until he posted a photo taken by Qatar Idol. Click here to read the thread.
This is EXACTLY why we need proper Land and Construction legislation and why firms should be fined for shoddy workmanship or extreme delays on handovers. *sighs*
A while ago I ranted about how spitting is a disgusting habbit and it’s visible that some nationalities have the tendancy to do it more than others. It may be the norm in some countries, but culturally in Qatar, it’s seen as offensive, rude, and filthy. Yes if you see a Qatari do that he’s either uneducated or really had to spit and didn’t have a choice.
I wrote about how I wish there was a law that penalised spitting. Voila! The government has done just that. It’s now 500 QR if you’re caught spitting. Now we just need the police to actually…. police it… So it’s with that, I saw that we need to use the commission structure and give them 5-10% of penalties. Problem solved.
After searching for a suitable image to go along with this post, I found that no spitting signs are common in China, America, Singapore, India, and Korea.
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I just had to comment on something which is a perfect example of how sometimes the government has good intentions, but the solution isn’t really thought out.
This was a response as to the issue of fake companies issuing visas to labourers, where the company doesn’t exist.
“Al Rais who is a prominent member of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), made his comments in Qatar daily The Peninsula.
Al Rais explained how the bogus companies sell off work visas to manpower agencies abroad and then when the foreign workers arrive they are left stranded.
“I have been urging the authorities concerned for long to classify private companies into three categories: A, B and C, (signaling their treatment of foreign staff) to help end the problem of abandoned and absconding workers,” said Al Rais, who employs more than 3,000 foreign workers himself.
Grade ‘A’ companies should be the ones operating for 20 years or more with a track record of treating their workers well.
Firms existing for less than 20 years and more than 10 with no worker-related problems, should be put in category ‘B’.
New or even old companies with known problems related to workers should be classified as ‘C’ and they should not be given work visas at all, explained Al Rais. ”
I understand why the authorities don’t accept this, it doesn’t make sense! So let’s say I, a hard working and honest Qatari, started a business. Since my company is brand new, I’d be classified as C and wouldn’t be able to hire staff and receive work visas. What this means is that only established companies can hire staff and new ones will cease to exist. Unless I’m expected to run the company alone for 10 years first!
*sighs* Hopefully they’ll rethink things and suggest something a bit more intelligent. How about actually doing inspections on companies once or twice a year? I know it’ll take a bit more effort from the authorities side but that’s why the government is there, to make the people’s lives better 
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