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This Gulf Times piece is disgusting at the most-- allegedly, in Qatar, one Nepali was killed and eaten up by his colleagues from South East Asia! Qatar, where many Nepali laborers work, is undoubtedly Middle East's media center (Aljazeera TV is located there). Our charge d'affaires in Doha denies anything like that happened. However, The Peninsula, another major English-language daily from Qatar seems to confirm the report. It cites Al Sharq, a local daily (Can you read Arabic?) as reporting that sensational news. The heart of the problem: not clear-- if it's Qatar's journalism or some East Asian taste for human flesh.
• It is just a rumour, says Nepal embassy, Gulf Times, June 25/07
• Embassy rubbishes reports on Cannibalism, Mangalorean, June 25/07
• It’s true! 4 Asians land in jail for cannibalism, The Peninsula, June 22/07

This news report is troubling. The Gulf Times reports, citing a journalist association, that more than 1,000 Nepalis remain in Qatar jails for violating immigration and labor laws. This is a sour twist in Nepal's booming foreign employment sector. [Everyday, in the last 2 months or so, 557 people left the country to work in a foreign lands, said Department of Labor and Employment Promotion (DoLEP) on October 5.] However, the article fails to explain the crediblity and actual sources of those figures. Whatever the ground facts, in Qatar or in other countries hosting hundreds and thousands of Nepali workers, the question is: Will they ensure the due process of law to secure labor rights?
• Govt to name new envoy to Qatar: Oli , The Peninsula
• Over 1,000 Nepalis in Qatar jails, Gulf Times
• After Malaysia, it's Qatar, foreign employment up, People's Daily
• Nepal keen to sign labor agreements with host countries, People's Daily
• Nepalese expatriates send $100mn home, Gulf Times