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Qatar to treat workers fairly

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

KATHMANDU: Qatar — the most preferred job market for Nepali workers in the Gulf region — is all set to frame migrant workers-friendly policies.

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Qatar: Abolish Exit Visas for Migrant Workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

(Beirut) – Qatar should immediately abolish its exit visa requirements, which expose migrant workers to the risk of exploitation and abuse.

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“Who Wants an Indonesian Maid?” Trafficking in Qatar

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

The poster is literally selling a domestic worker. A “NOC” is a letter of no objection necessary to transfer the sponsorship of a migrant worker to another individual. The common practice of charging exorbitant, profitable fees for transferral is often referred to as the “Maid Trade” and amounts to human trafficking.

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Domestic helps advised to benefit from Iyara facility

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

DOHA: Qatari sociologist Amina Al Hail has advised housemaids and other domestic workers to benefit from a law that allows them to work with another employer on a temporary basis, if the original sponsor fails to give them a job.

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Advisory Council approves draft Health Insurance Law

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

The Advisory Council (Al Shura) has approved the draft Health Insurance Law at a meeting chaired by its president, HE Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi, local daily Arrayah has reported.

The council has also recommended that domestic workers be exempted from payment of the insurance premium. Provisions of the law will apply to all Qatari nati

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Qatar forum stresses foreigner workers’ rights

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Manama: A seminar in Qatar has called for the implementation of Islamic ethics with foreign workers, especially in relation to honesty, truthfulness and fulfilling promises, as a way to enhance their living conditions.

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QF ‘model’ guarantees rights of workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) plans to enhance its migrant workers’ quality of life through a new welfare initiative aimed at curbing unfair employment practices, it was announced yesterday.

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150 domestic workers receive counselling

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Doha: Nearly 150 domestic workers received counselling at the annual free medical camp yesterday. A majority of these domestic workers did not have Health Cards, which would allow them to benefit from the primary health care services.

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Qatar visas still issued to Filipinos despite ban

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Qatar residency visas are still being issued to domestic workers from the Philippines, despite an unofficial ban being imposed at the end of last year, Arabian Business Qatar found.

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Illegal visa trade being monitored

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

DOHA: The agency responsible for fighting human trafficking says it is monitoring at least 60 cases that have been filed in the courts against companies that trade in work visas.

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Qatar migrant worker charter ready by end of Q1

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Qatar’s 2022 Supreme Committee is drafting a migrant worker charter that will be implemented on all construction projects related to the 2022 World Cup, it has told Al Jazeera.

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Qatar: Promises, Little Action On Migrant Workers’ Rights, Says HRW

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Qatar has not delivered on its pledges to improve migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Doha about its World Report 2013.

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Curbs on visas for Vietnamese lifted: Envoy

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

DOHA: Qatar has lifted restrictions on work visas for Vietnamese nationals and Vietnam now hopes to send housemaids here, the country’s Ambassador, Le Hong Phan, said yesterday.

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Qatar: Promises, Little Action on Migrant Workers’ Rights

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

(Doha) – Qatar has not delivered on its pledges to improve migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Doha about its World Report 2013.

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Lobbyists slam Qatar over sponsorship laws

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

Lobbyist group Human Rights Watch has slammed Qatar over alleged labour law violations and freedom of speech in its latest 2013 World Report.

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Medical tests at home only for citizens of 11 countries

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

DOHA: The rule that foreign workers must undergo a medical check-up in their home country before they arrive here to take up jobs applies only to nationals of 11 Asian and African states.

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Qatar work-visa system allows for 'forced' labour

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

International unions have lodged a new case with the International Labour Organisation citing the use of "forced labour" in Qatar.

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Qatar visa rules allow "forced labour"

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:33 CST

International unions have lodged a new case with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) citing the use of "forced labour" in Qatar.

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Promoting saving habits

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: A curriculum to educate migrant workers about saving habits is likely to be introduced in Qatar soon. Georgetown University in Qatar is preparing to develop such a curriculum and educate the workers through workshops.

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NHRC chief calls on countries to protect migrant workers’ rights

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Qatar’s human rights body has urged major manpower exporting countries to have judicial mechanisms in place to prevent local manpower agencies from exploiting workers coming to Qatar to take up jobs.

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200 runaway workers held in swoop

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Some 200 runaway workers holed up in an abandoned school building in the Musherib area of the city have been rounded up by law-enforcement agencies.

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Qatar: Emirate opens to foreign workers' union

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

(ANSAmed) - DOHA - Qatar's labour ministry will start cooperating next month with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to create a union representing foreign workers in the Emirate, according to local press reports.

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U.N. Climate Summit in Qatar Brings Rare Attention to Plight of Country’s Neglected Migrant Workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Migrant workers account for a staggering 94 percent of the workforce and 80 percent of the population in Qatar, making it the country with the highest ratio of migrants to citizens in the world.

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Qatar Permits Rare Protest For Workers' Rights

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Qatar permitted a rare protest for workers’ rights on Saturday at a government-approved rally of about 300 activists demanding action to combat climate change.

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Minimum wage row hits Filipina housemaids

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Pilipina domestics have been hot favourites of Qatari households for decades. There have occasionally been talks of exploitation of these hapless workers — like their counterparts from other countries — in Qatari as well as expatriate homes, but there have also been reports of how many of them were pampered by their employers and that some of th

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Qatar under ITUC scanner

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

KATHMANDU: International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) — a global umbrella of trade unions — has asked UN to inquiry about the migrant workers situation in the Qatari government construction projects. It has also submitted a formal complaint to ILO. The complaint highlights the link between the increasing number of workplace fatalities and Qatari g

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Qatar stages expo on steps to fight human trafficking

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking (QFCHT) organised an exhibition in Vienna to introduce Qatar’s achievements in combating human trafficking.

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Qatar needs one million foreign workers for 2022 projects: ILO

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Qatar faces the challenge of recruiting almost one million foreign workers ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, an expert from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.

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Victims file cases against ‘visa traders’

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Court cases filed by desperate foreign workers against shady companies involved in the money-spinning illegal visa trade are on the rise, says a prominent lawyer.

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Qatar: Qatari workers paid three times more than foreigners

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

(ANSAmed) - DOHA, OCTOBER 5 - Qatari citizens gain three times more than foreign workers who represent 90% of the Emirate's workforce.

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Recruitment agencies seek bigger role

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Manpower agencies in the country are pressing the government to make it mandatory for private companies to recruit unskilled and semi-skilled foreign workers through them to help end problems like the sale of work visas by some firms and workers running away from their sponsors.

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Qatar: abused domestic workers on the run

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

ANSAmed) - DOHA,SET 10- Many Qatari families on holiday in Britain have had to pack up and return to Qatar because their housemaids had fled.

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Near-total shutdown in northeastern states

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

A 12-hour shutdown called by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) in six northeastern states yesterday over various demands, including the illegal entry of foreigners into the region, saw a near total response except in the Left-ruled Tripura.

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The future of Qatar’s Labour

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Doha: After the recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that showed how Qatar lacks some labour rights such as their ability to unionise, and how the sponsorship system is giving the employers too much power over them, Gulf News looked into the future of labour rights in Doha.

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Qatar cracks down on housemaids violating law

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Doha: More than 600 housemaids who had entered Qatar illegally or run away from sponsors have been arrested in a crackdown on violators of the law on expatriates, according to Qatar’s daily Al Rayyah.

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World Cup puts spotlight on labour rights in Qatar

jaypee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA (Reuters) – On the outskirts of Doha, capital of one of the world’s richest countries, migrant workers who have helped build the city’s glittering skyscrapers and luxury shopping malls live in conditions akin to a shantytown.

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Qatar to establish first labour union

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Qatar is set to establish the country’s first labour union to improve workers’ rights ahead of the hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to local reports.

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Good News For Migrant Workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

Doha, 06 May, (Asiantribune.com):As It is expected that the number of workers recruited to Qatar for infrastructure projects might go up to 1mn, but in phases and it is learnt that Qatar is contemplating to Drop Sponsorship and adopt recruitment on Contract system, according to Senior Official of the Ministry of Labor in Qatar.

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Trade unions reject Qatar labour proposals

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

International trade unions have rejected proposals by the Qatari government to scrap the country’s sponsorship system and establish labour unions.

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Qatar to allow unions, scrap

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:32 CST

DOHA: Qatar is to allow the establishment of a trade union to protect labour rights and scrap the “sponsor” system for foreign workers, a top official said in local dailies yesterday.

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