Accra, Nov. 22, GNA - The consultancy company that is at the centre of a recruitment exercise of Ghanaian workers to Qatar on Wednesday gave the assurance that they have not been left to their fate in the Middle East country.

In a statement issued in Accra in reaction to uproar by workers who are in the Qatari capital, Doha, Rahman Consultancy said their salaries would be settled by the end of Wednesday. "...We wish to state that the challenges are just initial setbacks that they were fully made of before their travel. These challenges are no different from what pertains in other countries where migrant workers travel to," it said.

The company said it was acknowledging media reports about difficulties being encountered by successful applicants to its international recruitment exercise for the Qatari-based Al-Jaber group. "Much as we empathize with our fellow countrymen, we would want to assure them as well as the general public that they have not been left to their fate as they are alleging," the statement released by Mr Abubakar Abdul-Rahman, Managing Director of Rahman Consultancy, said.

The statement said the consultancy did not take for granted the reputation of the Al-Jaber Group, one of the biggest corporate entities in the Middle East, and it would not allow that reputation to be dented. The company said the workers were told that the staples in Qatar were rice, bread and vegetables even though there were plans to contract a Ghanaian caterer to provide them some Ghanaian dishes. It said the suggestions that they had not been paid for the last three months could not be true since the first batch left Ghana on September 20.

"Also, their passports were taken from them only to allow their current employers to regularize their status in the country so they could enjoy the numerous benefits available to others."