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More than 240,000 workers changed jobs in Qatar following reform: ILO

Despite the clear progress, the organisation still stressed the need for the complete implementation of labour laws. A total of 242,870 workers in Qatar were able to switch jobs between…

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News

Qatar’s labour minister ‘delighted’ over election as VP of International Labour Conference

The Qatari official assumed his position following a Cabinet reshuffle in October last year by the leader of the Gulf state. Qatar’s Minister of Labour Ali bin Saeed bin Smaikh…

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Ministry of Labour implements precautions to protect workers from ‘heat stress’

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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Mall’s family-only policy: ‘discriminatory’ or ‘safe’?

Videos of crowds in several areas around the country during Eid have circulated on social media. They were perceived with two different views. After a month of fasting and connecting…

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‘We’ve been suffering for a long time’: Migrant workers struggle as company delays payments for almost a year

Workers were left with no choice but to break their silence in June after not receiving their salaries for 10 months, prompting authorities to respond. With no money to send…

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FIFA to discuss labour welfare in Qatar with Amnesty International

Law No. 18 of 2020 removed the need for workers to obtain their employer’s permission to change jobs while also establishing a non-discriminatory minimum wage. FIFA is meeting with a…

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Workers demanding action after salaries and passports withheld

A Doha-based firm continues to breach Qatar’s extensive labour reforms as workers are refused salaries for four months. Al Jazira, a construction, real estate, and auto service firm in Qatar…

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Kenyan diaspora can now register to vote in 2022 presidential elections, from Doha

As of 23 January, Kenyans residing in Qatar have two weeks to submit their names in the electoral register for the upcoming presidential elections. Kenyans will move to the polls to…

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Opinion

“هل يمكن أن نحظى بقليلٍ من التعاطف؟”

منذ فترة طويلة ونحن نسمع قصصاً عن العمال الوافدين الذين يقضون ساعات طويلة من العمل في ظروف غير مقبولة ومن بين تلك القصص الشائعة في قطر، روايات حرَّاس الأمن الذين…

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