Qatar, separable ’employment kafala system that critics say the abuse of migrant workers allowed

(Dubai, United Arab Emirates) – New work rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar “effectively degrades” the country has long been criticized “kafala” employment system, a body, said Sunday work of the United Nations. The International Labor Organization said that as of now, migrant workers can change jobs before the end of their contracts, without the permission of their current employer to get. Qatar also has a monthly minimum wage of 1,000 Qatari Riyal ($275) enacted for the workers, the effect will last about six months after the law is published in the country’s Official Journal, the ILO said. The minimum wage usually requires wage bonuses employer for accommodation and food, even if they do not provide for their employees. Amnesty International praised the move as “an encouraging sign that Qatar may finally be headed in the right direction”, even if the employer or criminal charges against the employee “immersion file”, ie those who leave without permission their seats work. “We in Qatar these reforms require to move forward, and the escape charge to remove, to ensure that the rights of all workers are fully protected,” Amnesty official said Steve Cockburn in a statement. Qatar, whose citizens enjoy one of the highest per capita income in the world for its natural gas reserves, partially completed the “kafala” system in 2018. The system has had relations workers their employers, who say on whether they could leave their jobs or even the country. Qatar is transformed by a construction boom fueled by its vast wealth of oil and gas. Like other states in the energy-rich Gulf with relatively small local population are Qatar for over a million foreign workers, many of whom came from countries of South Asia, including India and Nepal drawn. Rights activists along the “kafala” system have been criticized as allowing abuses of foreign workers. This comes as the nation of Qatar to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup Arabian Peninsula. brought attention to workers’ rights in Qatar again with the contract for the soccer tournament. Meanwhile on Sunday, the UAE announced now required from after the birth of a new baby fathers to provide five days of paid private employers.
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