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If any country encapsulates the life of the foreign worker, then Qatar is surely it.

Some of the legal and legislative initiatives in Qatar that helped its expatriate workers in recent years were highlighted at a conference hosted by a non-governmental organisation, Migrant Forum of Asia, in Bangkok last week. Debating on the merits of labour-friendly initiatives in the country, speakers

DOHA: Concerned over increasing cases of runaway maids, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) yesterday urged the government to end the ‘monopoly’ of major manpower exporting countries and allow recruitment of domestic help from other countries.

Manama: Qatar is working on a ‘model job contract' for Filipino domestic helpers to ensure their government does not ban them from taking up employment in the Gulf country, Qatari media said.

Manama: People implicated in human trafficking in Qatar will face 15 years in prison and a QR300,000 ($82,368) fine under a new anti-human trafficking law.

Manama: Foreign workers represent 94.2 per cent of the total economically active population in Qatar in 2010, statistics indicate

Foreign work force is an integral part of Qatar’s growing economy and their professional and social aspirations are being fulfilled in Qatar, the top executive of the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) said yesterday.

Manama: A Qatari sponsor has been fined QR800,000 ($219,579) for "selling" work visas in a move to clamp down on illegal "free visa" trade.