"الملف 38/3 I، شركة امتيازات النفط المحدودة: امتياز قطر" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٩] (٤٨٤/٣٢٢)

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DO/QCM. 12/4207 (contd.)
*7, When our operations originally commenced in Q,atar, Dukhan
camp 60 miles from the nearest town also came under the isolated
category and the free food facility.
8. In the above described circumstances and if the free food
facility on the reopening of operations is now to be withdrawn
throughout Qatar, there seems to be a strong case for an additional
inducement over and above those of Bahrain where general conditions
of work are more congenial. It is suggested that this inducemen
should take the form of a field allowance to labourers of 4 annas
per day, that is, a Qatari labourer working at isolated camps will
draw bIvoo's basic rats of Rs.1/12/- plus 4 annas field allowance
and thereafter hapco’s increments of 2 annas after one month a
2 annas more after 6 months.
9. The charge for food supplied on payment ^e at 8 annas per
day which will leave the man not less than ' , , from their
envelope. It is our contention that labourers separated from their
families should not be expected to support themselves and thei
families on less than Bs.l/8/- per day in cas
10. While on the point of comparisons it may te mentioned that
been supplied for work away from the owns.
11. We submit that our case for the payment of a field allowance
is a strong one.
12. The Company's standard of food ““/g^overheads are
be justified, bapco and Aramco, if ell ^ on ent
taken to account probably subsidise ^ ^
to the extent of Bs.12/- to Bs.i / p . -u een verified,
it must be admitted that this statement has not been verm
4 -« ■pr\'i i nw the nrinciple of a reasonably
13. This Company proposes to fol tlie P em pioyee. The Company
balanced diet at reasonable pri g sil0 ^ d be sufficient to
takes the view that its scale lacouring man, and, in this
preserve the health and streng -possible to its prewar standard
case, the scale should be as nea S ortages will permit. In other
as far as post-war restrictions and “ages^ ^ ^ ^
words, the ration 18 ^ * ti £ es this ration costs from 5 to 7
cost which -ries^mpre^ ^ appro2imates to a rU pee.
•+vi rsdco is not unreasonable as the charge to
The comparison with Bap per month ^ ks.15/-
j Company approximates to ks.io/ ^