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Qatar’s labour ministry records more than 7,000 recruitment applications in July

Around 4,655 out of 7,294 applications were approved. Qatar’s Ministry of Labour has grappled with a total of 7,294 new applications for recruitment for the month of July alone, new…

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Qatar’s labour minister elected as president of ILO conference for first time

In May last year, Al-Marri was elected as the Vice-President of the Labour Conference in Geneva. Qatar’s Labour Minister Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri has been elected as the president of…

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Qatar received over 18,000 labour recruitment requests in June alone

Qatar’s Ministry of Labour unveiled insights into the nation’s employment landscape in its recently published June 2023 statistical bulletin. Qatar’s labour ministry processed a staggering 18,027 new job applications over…

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Qatar and ILO sign key memorandum over workers’ equal apprenticeships

Doha was elected as the conference’s president on 5 June for the first time since the establishment of the organisation in 1919. Qatar and the United Nations’ International Labour Organisation…

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Qatar records results after heat stress measures

Per regulations, workers are not allowed to work in outdoor spaces between 10:00 AM and 3:30 PM from 1 June to 15 September. Qatar’s regulations to protect workers over the…

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Qatar labour ministry launches new statistics platform in push for transparency

Institutions, local government agencies, and international organisations now have access to monthly statistics on Qatar’s labour market. The public can now view Qatar’s monthly labour statistics thanks to a recently…

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UN labour body praises Qatar for ‘transparency’ in rights violations

Since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup more than a decade ago, Qatar has faced international scrutiny for rights violations. The UN’s labour rights body praised Qatar’s…

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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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Minister of Labour assures continuation of labour reforms after World Cup

Over the past few years, Qatar has seen a number of labour reforms. In 2021, they introduced the region’s first ever non-discriminatory minimum wage law. Qatar’s Minister of Labour Ali Al…

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