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Qatar was urged — or “recommended,” in the formal diplomatic language of the UN rights body — by French delegate Claire Thuaudet to “pursue the implementation of the labor laws” linked to the 2022 World Cup. Sierra Leone said Qatar should “consider abolishing all vestiges” of the labor law system known as kafala.
[61] [62] Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary general of Qatar 2022, criticised her remarks for ignoring the country's recent labour reforms. [62] The European Union's Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2021 noted Qatar's labour law reforms had incorporated non-discriminatory minimum wage systems and removal of the Kafala system ...
Sharia law is a main source of Qatari legislation according to Qatar's constitution. [4] [5] Sharia, derived from the Arabic term meaning 'the path to follow,' supposedly constitutes a divine revelation conveyed by God to the Prophet Muhammad, the eminent figure in the establishment of Islam, during the year AD 570.
Labour mobility is a result of changes to the Kafala system. [23] The United Nations asserted in a report that "Qatar is transforming". According to Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, "the new Kafala system tranche of law will put an end to Kafala and establish a contemporary industrial relations ...
The U.N.-backed International Labor Organization says reforms introduced follo. When Qatar hosted the World Cup a little over a year ago, the wealthy emirate faced intense scrutiny over its human ...
5 November — The 2024 Qatari constitutional referendum passes with 90.6% of voters in favour. [ 5 ] 9 November — Qatar announces that it would temporarily withdraw as a mediator between Israel and Hamas until both parties show "their willingness and seriousness" to end the war in Gaza .
The ILO said "Qatar is the first country in the region to introduce a non-discriminatory minimum wage, which is a part of a series of historical reforms of the country's labour laws," [38] but the campaign group Migrant Rights said the new minimum wage was too low to meet migrant workers' need with Qatar's high cost of living. [39]
The 2005 Labour Law was amended in 2013, which provided Saudi police and labor authorities with the power to enforce the provisions of the Labor Law against undocumented laborers. [109] Punishments included both detention and deportation. [109] The 2005 Labour Law was again amended in 2015, introducing more extensive labor protections.