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Complaint alleging non-observance by Qatar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No....

Complaint alleging non-observance by Qatar of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No....

This document presents to the Governing Body the information received from the Government of Qatar concerning the complaint.

Pre-departure manual

Manual for workers migrating to Qatar

Detailed pre-departure manual

Manual for the Qatar migrant

Summary Document - Inter-regional Expert’s Meeting on Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour Flows between Asia and the Arab States

The Kuwait Declaration of the Third Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue

The ILO South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project 2013 - 2016: A status update (as of October 2014)

The booklet provides a brief overview of South Asia labour migration patterns and highlights key challenges for migration governance in the sub-region. It also provides an update on the status and key achievements of the ILO South Asia Labour...

Agenda: Realising a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour flows between Asia and the Arab States Expert Meeting

Decision on the 14th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body Third report: Representation alleging non-observance...

Decision on the 14th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body First report: Complaint alleging non-observance by...

Report of the Officers of the Governing Body - First report: Complaint alleging non-observance by Qatar of the Forced Labour Convention,...

Voices on fair migration

Aakash Jayaprakash, Independent Human Rights & Migration Specialist, Qatar

Highlights of video interviews with ILO constituents on the issue of labour migration.

Decision on the 14th item on the agenda: Report of the Director-General Eighth Supplementary Report: Report of the committee set up to...

Report of the Director-General - Eighth Supplementary Report: Report of of the committee set up to examine the representation alleging...

Youth employment

ILO promotes South-South cooperation on youth employment in the Arab region

The first ever-regional South-South Development Expo for the Arab States in Doha, Qatar (18-20 February) provides a platform to exchange successful experiences in the fight against youth unemployment in the Global South.

ILO: More decisive actions needed in Qatar

ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo participated in a European Parliament hearing on sports and human rights in Qatar following recent allegations concerning unacceptable working and living conditions and human rights violations affecting...

Workers’ rights

ILO: Qatar’s workers’ charter took only some ILO recommendations

Project Brief: Improving Labour Migration Governance and Combating Human Trafficking in the Middle East

AGENDA: Arab Conference on Labour Market Governance in the Context of Changing Arab Societies

Rethinking Informality in Light of the Arab Uprisings

This paper provides an overview of the ILO conceptual framework on informality and discusses its implications by focusing on its relevance to the Arab region in light of recent developments