Portugal accused of treating embassy staff in Qatar “just like other immigrant workers”

No entitlement to social security benefits, pensions or even basic healthcare

Ready for a six week strike from December 5, the syndicate representing workers in Portuguese consulates and embassies around the world has highlighted just how bad conditions can be for them.

In Qatar, for example – where focus today is on the lack of basic human rights for immigrant workers in particular – the three workers assigned to the…