Qatar Ends Controversial kafala labour system
Labour Minister of Qatar, Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi on December 13, 2016, formally announced the end of its controversial “kafala” system, which was the biggest ever labour reform in Qatar.Kafala System is a system used to monitor migrant laborers, working primarily in the construction and
domestic sectors of Qatar and other gulf countries. The system requires a local sponsor -individual or company- and need their permission to switch jobs or leave the country. The Kafala system provide workers with little protection and was open to abuse. But the system was replaced with new contract-based system that aims to improve and protect the rights of the worker along with providing freedom of movement, right to change the job.
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Qatar
♦ Capital: Doha
♦ Currency: Qatari riyal
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