The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MoADLSA) said that it had been conscious of recent media reports that urged the law on operating hours could are broken by a a hospitality provider in Doha.
“Working hours in Qatar are strictly regulated and accomplishment fees are measure dirty. wherever violations of the law occur, employees are encouraged to report these and have multiple mechanisms to do so. TThis is also backed up by the ministry's labor inspection teams who regularly investigate employers who are suspected to be in breach of the law,” ministry said in a statement.
There were reports in western press accusatory the sub-contractors of a number one building in Qatar of creating security guards and gardeners work additional hours and square measure paid but minimum wages. The building aforementioned within the report that they're searching the matter.
In addition to the present, Qatar is functioning with the International Labor Organization and countries of origin to eliminate employment fees at supply and introduce mechanisms that stop contract substitution.
In the returning months, twenty visa process centres can open in eight countries as a part of these efforts. the primary such centre opened in Colombo, Ceylon in October 2018.
“Employers ought to perceive that this suggests that the ministry can act to enforce these laws, firms that break the law, are going to be prosecuted,” Ministry additional.
The ministry additional that it'll work to confirm its labour force is protected by the most effective potentiallegal standards once it involves employment.
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