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The law also allowed the expatriate worker in the cases in which the residence permit
expired naturally, to return to the country to work in his new job immediately after
obtaining a new job opportunity, without waiting for the two-year period that was
prescribed under Law No 4 for the year 2009.
These measures aim to ensure that migrant workers enjoy their civil rights without
discrimination, in particular their right to freedom of movement and leave the country, in
accordance with Article 12/2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
and Article 5- paragraph-d of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination.
The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs launched the enotification service through which the worker can apply in case he wants to move from one
employer to another or in case he wants to leave the country for good, on its website at the
following link: http: // e-notice.adlsa.gov.qa / Login.aspx? ReturnUrl =% 2
One of the practical effects of the application of Law N o 21 on the right of the worker to
change the employer, an electronic system and a specialized administrative unit was
established, 2309 workers - despite the employer's objection- changing the employer was
facilitated for the workers who were granted work visas on specific projects, which is
known as the restricted visa to move to another business if it meets the other conditions.
The following link shows the locations of the headquarters designated to provide and
follow-up to the employer's notification to leave work and move to another employer.
Article 51 of the Qatari Labor Law allowed the worker to terminate the contract of
employment before its expiry date whether it was for a fixed or indefinite period, and
without informing the employer while retaining an end of service bonus if the employer
violated his obligations legally stipulated in the contract or if there was false information
from the employer about the conditions of work or a physical or moral aggression against
the worker or one of his family members, or there was a threat to the worker and the
employer did not protect him and in this case the worker has the right to leave the work
without the need to present the issue to the judiciary, and he is entitled to resort to law
enforcement agencies to protect him and provide shelter if necessary.
On October 16, 2019, the Council of Ministers also approved a draft resolution for
the Minister of Interior to set regulations to facilitate the movement of workers to another
employer during the contract period in a manner that preserves the rights of both parties.
The State of Qatar is seeking to completely replace the sponsorship system with the
contractual labor relationship, and the legislative tools necessary for the adoption of the
new system are being prepared, which will have greater flexibility allowing migrant
workers subject to the provisions of the Labor Law to navigate the labor market in
conformity with international labor standards.
C.
Protection of domestic workers
1.
Law No 15 of 2017 was issued regarding domestic workers, the provisions of which
are consistent with international labor standards and the provisions of Convention N o189 of
the International Labor Organization regarding decent work for domestic workers; the
following points are the guarantees provided by law to protect domestic workers from
violations that It was mentioned in the report as follows:
(a)
Article 12 stipulates that "the maximum working hours shall be ten hours per
day, unless agreed otherwise, punctuated by periods of worshiping, rest and eating, and
these periods do not fall within the calculation of working hours." And that was organized
only in the text mentioned is the maximum daily working hours, as the legislator set it at 10
hours per day, while the model contract approved by the Ministry of Administrative
Development, Labor and Social Affairs stipulated in the fourth clause thereof, entitled
"Regular working hours and rest periods" It is stipulated that the employee is obliged to
perform the agreed work for a period of 8 hours a day, as normal working hours,
interspersed with periods of worshiping, rest and dining, which are not counted within the
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