A/HRC/44/44/Add.2 settlement of the dispute and the employee's obtaining his rights and entitlements as a matter of urgency. The employee may, in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 21 of 2015, change the employer in the event that the employer is found to be abusive against him or there are lawsuits between him and the employer (as previously indicated), and an electronic notification system has been established to change the worker's authority from one employer to another On the website of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs to consider these requests and respond to inquiries according to the criteria set forth in the law and cases of abuse are dealt with as a matter of urgency. As well as direct legal assistance when filing complaints. The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs is making a continuous effort to educate domestic workers of their rights stipulated in the law in cooperation with the labor embassies of the exporting country and the International Labor Organization, and it also regularly monitors labor inspections and domestic workers and inspects them to monitor procedures for bringing domestic workers and checking housing conditions, and guarantee that they will not be exploited and preserve their rights. In addition to the complaints mechanisms for domestic workers. In addition, according to article 22 of the Law of regulating the entry and exit for expatriates in State of Qatar and their residency, there is an important guarantee such as the given authority, to the Department Human Rights in the Ministry of Interior, to change the employer of any worker immediately without the consent of the employer, in the event that the latter took arbitrary measures against him. Total domestic worker complaints during 2018 and 2019 (a) The total number of complaints submitted by domestic workers (from January 2018 to December 2019) to the department of employment agencies in the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, are (673) complaints. (b) The number of cases of rape of domestic workers in 2018 reached (3) cases, and the defendants have been prosecuted for such crimes, besides providing shelter, legal, psychological and health assistance, to the victim. (c) The total number of resolved complaints through mediation between employers and domestic workers during the same period, are (489) complaints. (d) The number of referred complaints to the Labor Disputes Resolution Committee, are (122) complaints. These data reflect the increased access of workers to the complaints mechanism, and the Ministry is continuing in raising the awareness campaigns, to domestic workers, to learn about laws and regulations which maintain and protect their legitimate rights, in accordance with the Qatar Labor Law and employment contracts, via various media resources. D. Regulation of Exit permits for workers in the responsible positions Law No. (13) of 2018 on amending Article (7) of Law No. (21) of 2015 related to the regulating the entry and exit for expatriates and their residency has been issued, which canceled the exit permit and recognized the right of the expatriate worker, subject to the Labor Law, to temporary exit or final departure from the country during validity of the employment contract. It stipulated that employer may submit a request, to the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, with in the names of those who deem it necessary to obtain his prior approval before leaving the country, due to their work nature, not to exceed 5% of the number of his employees. The Minister of Interior issued the decision No. (95) of 2019, which canceled exit permits for all expatriates who are not subject to the labor law in the State of Qatar - including domestic workers - except for workers in the military authorities. The decision also stipulated that the employer has the right to submit prior request to the Ministry of Interior to obtain prior approval before leaving the country, due to their work nature, not to exceed 10

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