Illegal residents to be granted three-month amnesty to leave Qatar
In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) said these people should report to the Search & Follow Up department between Sept. 1 and Dec. 1 of this year.
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Report: Kafala reforms to take effect on Dec. 13
The new rules were approved by the Emir in October 2015, and should make it easier for some expats to leave the country or change jobs.
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FIFA threatened with legal action over Qatar workers’ rights
According to FNV, Zurich-based FIFA should have insisted Qatar meet "minimum human rights and labor standards" for workers when it was awarded hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup.
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Awareness campaign launched to prepare Qatar for new kafala law
The legislation will make it easier for some residents to change jobs and leave the country. But it stops short of abolishing the exit permit and no objection certificate system for foreigners.
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Qatar remains on US human trafficking ‘watch list’ for another year
The latest edition of the US State Department's 2016 Trafficking in Person's Report said that Qatar is making "significant efforts" to tackle the problem, but added that much more needs to be done.
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Grace period for residents living illegally in Qatar starts today
Certain documents will be needed to make the exit run smoothly, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) said yesterday.
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Kafala reforms in Qatar still expected to take effect in December
One of the key changes in the new law is that expats will apply to the government – rather than their sponsor – for an exit permit.
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UN agency to give Qatar a year to address forced labor allegations
The decision to wait another year comes after the ILO released a preliminary report that was optimistic about but skeptical of upcoming reforms and is scheduled to be presented during a meeting this afternoon in Switzerland.
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Labor Minister: Qataris and expats equal under the law
Speaking to the International Labour Organization’s governing body this week, Issa bin Saad Al-Jafali Al-Nuaimi – Qatar’s new minister of administrative development, labor and social affairs – said foreign workers are an important part of the fabric of Qatari society.
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