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Embassy makes all-out efforts to protect Vietnamese in Qatar

The Embassy of Vietnam in Qatar has tried its best to protect Vietnamese citizens amid the escalating diplomatic tension between Qatar and the Gulf countries, said Ambassador Nguyen Hoang.
Embassy makes all-out efforts to protect Vietnamese in Qatar ảnh 1A corner of Doha city (Source: Reuters)
Doha (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Qatar has tried its best to protectVietnamese citizens and their legitimate properties and secure life there amidthe escalating diplomatic tension between Qatar and the Gulf countries, saidAmbassador Nguyen Hoang.

Inan interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the diplomat said theembassy has provided the Vietnamese community with information about thetension and asked them to keep a close watch on the situation to take suitableresponse.

Theembassy has also contacted with offices and companies in Qatar where theVietnamese are working for to get an update on their situation, while informingthe Vietnamese about the embassy’s hotlines.

Atthe same time, it has coordinated with agencies at home in charge of labourmanagement of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) andlabour import-export companies to get the list of Vietnamese workers in Qatarto well prepare for unexpected as well as necessary situations.

Accordingto Hoang, competent Qatari agencies have pledged to pay attention to and createfavourable conditions for the Vietnamese workers.

Nearly2,000 Vietnamese are living in Qatar, with around 1,800 of them contracted to workat construction sites.  A handful of themare scientists and doctors who are working at research institutes,universities, oil platforms and construction companies. The others are engagingin the aviation, environment and beauty sectors.

Incase of emergencies, they can contact the Vietnam Embassy in Qatar via thehotlines 974 4412 8480, 974 4412 8365, 974 4412 8366 and the MoLISA’s OverseasLabour Management Department Affairs through hotlines 84 98 7476 466, 84 90 4240468 or 84 4 39366633.-VNA
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