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Qatar bans motorcycle deliveries during peak hours following heat stress outrage

  • Sana Uqba
  • July 1, 2022
Food delivery companies in Qatar must provide their drivers with cars during peak heat hours, the ministry of labour announced on Thursday, following mass calls to protect workers using motorcycles.…
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Abraj Bay unveils launch of resting areas for delivery drivers

  • Doha News Team
  • July 5, 2022
Abraj Bay launches a “rest stations for delivery drivers” project to accommodate the drivers’ needs during summer.  Abraj Bay propels the creation of rest stations located in Abraj Bay towers…
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Ministry of Labour implements precautions to protect workers from ‘heat stress’

  • Fatemeh Salari
  • May 26, 2022
The Ministerial Decision No. 16 of 2007 that prohibits work from 11:30 to 15:00 was only partially effective, prompting the need for additional measures. The Ministry of Labour has begun…
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Spike in heat illness cases in Qatar prompts warning

  • Lesley Walker
  • August 29, 2014
In one week in mid-August, the hospital's emergency department treated up to 280 people – many of whom were young men – for potentially serious conditions such as heat exhaustion and heat stress.
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