Canadian channel "CBC News" published a report in which it attacked Qatar severely, after Doha prevented Canadian employees from traveling, and threatened them with expulsion from their jobs if they travel to their country during the summer vacation.
The channel described Qatar as a "tyrannical state" and said that Qatar has the largest number of injuries in the world compared to the population, and confirmed that Canadian employees are afraid to speak because of their fear of revenge by the Qatari government, confirming Doha's poor handling of foreign workers.
The channel’s report, which I posted on its website under the title “Stuck in Qatar: NL College staff, said they could be fired for leaving the COVID-19 hotspot.” Canadian staff at the North Atlantic College’s Qatar campus feel they are “trapped in the authoritarian state” , Because of a new directive from the college president.
Several employees spoke to the channel and asked not to reveal their identities, fearing they would be fired or subjected to reprisals from the Qatari government, which contracted with the university to open a college for them.
"Living in Qatar is very stressful, and many university employees are keen to leave in the summer," one of the employees wrote in an email.
In a brief statement, the college confirmed that the employees bear the consequences of their travel on their own responsibility, and their contracts can be terminated if they do not return to the country on time.
The college is owned by the Qatari system, and has 650 employees and 4,500 students. The majority of employees are Canadian, and while seconded workers are represented by a union in Canada, union protection does not extend to Qatar.
"CBC News" confirmed that Qatar is poorly treated with foreigners, and, in addition to the confusion and concerns about Corona, the letter also told employees that they would have to return to the classroom in September and that distance learning is not an available option.