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UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers
The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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Qatar Lifts Exit Visa System; Workers Can Now Leave Without Permits
Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their employers, a provision which labour rights groups have long said should be abolished.
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In A First, Qatar Sets $200 Minimum Wage Ahead Of 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar has set a temporary minimum wage for migrant workers worth around $200 a month, its labour minister said Thursday, a benchmark reform following widespread criticism of Doha's preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
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Qatar, FIFA Urged To Protect 800,000 Workers From Desert Heat
World Cup 2022 host Qatar must urgently introduce laws to protect the lives of up to 800,000 migrant construction labourers working in scorching temperatures, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
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Will Fight Abusive Labour Laws For You, Says PM Modi To Indians In Qatar
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state.
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Qatar Admits 'Much More Needs to be Done' on Labour Law
Qatar conceded today that "much more needs to be done" on the controversial issue of labour reform following fresh criticism of the 2022 World Cup hosts over the pace of change.
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World Cup Hosts Qatar Vow to Change 'Kafala' Labour Law
The emirate's controversial "kafala" sponsorship law, which limits the rights of movement for foreign workers, would be replaced by legislation "currently under review," said Qatar's labour and social affairs ministry.
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UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers
The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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Qatar Lifts Exit Visa System; Workers Can Now Leave Without Permits
Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their employers, a provision which labour rights groups have long said should be abolished.
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In A First, Qatar Sets $200 Minimum Wage Ahead Of 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar has set a temporary minimum wage for migrant workers worth around $200 a month, its labour minister said Thursday, a benchmark reform following widespread criticism of Doha's preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
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Qatar, FIFA Urged To Protect 800,000 Workers From Desert Heat
World Cup 2022 host Qatar must urgently introduce laws to protect the lives of up to 800,000 migrant construction labourers working in scorching temperatures, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
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Will Fight Abusive Labour Laws For You, Says PM Modi To Indians In Qatar
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state.
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Qatar Admits 'Much More Needs to be Done' on Labour Law
Qatar conceded today that "much more needs to be done" on the controversial issue of labour reform following fresh criticism of the 2022 World Cup hosts over the pace of change.
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World Cup Hosts Qatar Vow to Change 'Kafala' Labour Law
The emirate's controversial "kafala" sponsorship law, which limits the rights of movement for foreign workers, would be replaced by legislation "currently under review," said Qatar's labour and social affairs ministry.
