Qatar dismantles kafala system of modern slavery

Qatar’s programme of labour reforms today succeeded in dismantling the kafala system and heralding a modern industrial relations system.

Exit visas for workers – including domestic workers, those in government and public institutions, and workers employed at sea, in agriculture as well as casual workers – have been eliminated. These workers have the same rights as all workers in Qatar. The same non-discriminatory law will apply for all workers including domestic workers.

A new evidence-based minimum wage law that applies to all nationalities is established.

The abolishment of the no objection certificates (NOC) will allow workers to change their jobs without the permission of their employer, following normal contractual commitments.

English | October 16, 2020

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