The International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific praise Qatari labour reforms

The delegation welcomed the most recent changes that seek to better protect migrant workers in Qatar, including in particular the entry into force in March 2021 of the law on the minimum wage.

The International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP) praised the major reforms undertaken by the State of Qatar in the field of labour and the protection of expatriate workers, stressing that it established a solid platform to protect workers after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The ITUC-Asia Pacific conducted a three-day mission to the State of Qatar from March 9 to 11 to better understand the labour reforms and their implementation in Qatar, to identify remaining gaps in the full protection of human and labour rights and put forward recommendations to further improve living and working conditions of migrant workers.

The mission was composed of trade union migration experts from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. It met with representatives of Qatar from the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Interior as well as with labour attaches from embassies of different countries of origin. The mission also met with global union community liaison officers and other migrant community leaders.

The delegation welcomed the most recent changes that seek to better protect migrant workers in Qatar, including in particular the entry into force in March 2021 of the law on the minimum wage.