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A referendum took place in Qatar on 5 November 2024 regarding the new revisions to the 2004 constitution. Some of the changes include strengthening the role of the emir and abolishment of the elections to the Consultative Assembly with its members being appointed instead. The referendum results will be legally binding. [1] [2] [3]
Also, after analyzing these reforms Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch added that “Qatar’s new labour reforms are some of the most significant to date and could, if carried out effectively, considerably improve migrant workers’ living and work conditions”. [16] [17]
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 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 ...
Qatarization is one of the focuses of the Qatar National Vision 2030. [1] While the expatriate population has rapidly grown since the late 20th century, the Qatari population has increased only at a marginal rate. Therefore, as a means to decrease dependence on foreign labor, the Qatari government has heavily prioritized Qatarization in recent ...
The International Labour Organization 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", [56] while the campaign group Migrant Rights said the new minimum wage was too low to meet migrant workers' need with Qatar's high ...
In May 2014, Qatar announced its intentions to reform the labor laws and to abolish the kafala system. [72] [101] A new law, titled Law No. 21 on the Entry, Exit and Residency of Foreign Nationals replacing the 2009 Sponsorship Law, was adopted in 2015 and entered into force in December 2016.
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.