A/HRC/14/2 79. In responding to questions, the delegation stated that, in addition to the constitutional protection of expatriate workers, law No. 14 of 2004 guaranteed a number of rights to expatriate workers and protected their rights. Qatar had signed a number of bilateral agreements with the countries of expatriate workers aiming at regulating and protecting the rights and obligations of workers and employers. The labour relations department was created in 2009 to arbitrate between employers and employees promptly. The Supreme Council for the Judiciary had created specific tribunals to examine workers complaints and accelerate their processing, where litigations fees are waived. 80. The labour law had adopted the principle of equality in all rights and obligations between the national and expatriate workers, including regarding contracts, working hours, compensation, medical care and leave. 81. The Constitution contained a number of provisions for the protection of the family, motherhood and childhood. The Supreme Council for Family Affairs was the main mechanism involved with child rights, and followed up on international instruments regarding family and children. A number of governmental and non-governmental institutions had been established to promote and protect the rights of the child. The law had prohibited child labour of those under the age of 16. 82. A national committee headed by the Supreme Council for Family Affairs endeavoured to implement law No. 2 of 2004 regarding persons with special needs. A number of institutions had been established to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Qatar had nominated in 2003 the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, and a national Qatari was a member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In collaboration with the Arab League, the Council had elaborated an Arab dictionary for the deaf. Qatar had organized a number of meetings and workshops on the rights with disabilities, and had sponsored a resolution for the commemoration of the international day on autism during the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 83. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below enjoy the support of Qatar: 1. To consider ratifying two core United Nations human rights instruments, namely the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Slovenia); 2. To consider ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); 3. To strengthen efforts towards the ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Brazil); 4. To continue to accede to core international human rights instruments (Kazakhstan); 5. To continue the process of accession to international human rights instruments and improvement of the national human rights legislation, especially in the context of priorities identified in the comprehensive plan of development known as Qatar National Vision 2030 (Belarus); 13