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General minimum wage by territory, as of February 2023. This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the following territories and states with limited recognition (Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, etc.) and other independent countries.
In March 2022, during a meeting of FIFA president Gianni Infantino with the Qatari Minister of Labour, it was reported that the new law on minimum wage in Qatar had led to increased wages for 280,000 workers (13% of the total work force).
In reports published by organizations like ILO and Human rights watch, it was revealed that Qatari government adopted a non-discriminatory minimum wage in March 2021 that applies to all workers, of all nationalities, in all sectors, including domestic work. A total of 13 percent of the workforce 280,000 people saw their wages rise to the new ...
The 750 QAR temporary wage was superseded by the minimum wage system, however some nationalities already had greater minimum wages. A minimum wage of 900 QAR was reportedly already paid to Nepali workers.
Qatar. Qatar isn’t always one of the first ex-pat countries to enter the discussion, but it’s worth a look for a couple of reasons. ... Those include minimum wage for all workers regardless of ...
On 20 March 2021, Qatar's new non-discriminatory minimum wage law that guaranteed the same minimum wage for all workers, all nationalities, all sectors including the domestic workers, came into force. The law also ensured a minimum monthly wage of QAR1,000 ($275) and minimum allowances for food (QAR300) and housing (QAR500) to the workers. [19]
The basic minimum wage is set at 1,000 QAR. Allowances for food and accommodation must be provided by employers, which are 300 QAR and 500 QAR respectively. [58] Qatar introduced a wage protection system to ensure the employers are complying with the reforms. The wage protection system monitors the workers in the private sector.
In April 2020, the government of Qatar provided $824 million to pay the wages of migrant workers in quarantine or undergoing treatment for COVID-19. [49] [50] Later that year, the Qatari government announced a monthly minimum wage for all workers of 1,000 riyals (US$275), an increase from the previous temporary minimum wage of 750 riyals a month.