Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs and Ministry of Transport and Communications in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have provided 1,136 computers to quarantined Mekaines Labor City under ‘Better Connections’ initiative.
The computers will enable the workers in quarantine to communicate with their families and friends in their countries at the time of the outbreak of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs in on its official website.
Pamphlets about the awareness of coronavirus in a number of languages were also distributed to the workers and they were educated about the state preventive and precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Better Connections is a social integration initiative for migrant workers in the State of Qatar. The program is a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC), the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, and committed partners like Vodafone, Microsoft, ROTA and Social and Economic Survey Institute.
It provides access to technology and develops the skills of migrant workers in the use of ICT, in order to improve their quality of life and to integrate them into the digital community and wider society.
