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Personal perspectives on the impact of Qatar’s labour reforms
This collection of video interviews features various individuals who recount the achievements and remaining challenges of Qatar’s labour reforms through their own experience.
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How can employers set up a mitigation plan to protect workers from heat stress in Qatar?
Heat stress is a real danger to your workforce. By developing a heat stress mitigation plan companies in Qatar can protect their employees and maintain productivity.
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Working in Qatar: Let's beat heat stress together!
Heat stress can be dangerous! By following these simple steps, workers in Qatar can protect themselves and stay healthy during the hot summer months.
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Qatar’s labour reforms in numbers
In recent years, the Government of Qatar has introduced major labour reforms, marking a new era for labour relations. This short video animation presents the achievements and some of the remaining priorities in terms of the implementation of Qatar’s...
Social dialogue
Worker-management Joint Committees in Qatar celebrate International Workers’ Day
Workers’ and management representatives in Qatar celebrated Labour Day by sharing the positive experience and impact of Joint Committees in their enterprise, and their commitment to social dialogue and workplace cooperation.
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Keep your guard up: Working safely at heights in Qatar
Falls from height is the top cause of occupational injuries in Qatar. This animation presents simple measures that can save your life. Never drop your guard and together we can all work in safety!
Overview of Qatar’s labour reforms
Since 2018, the ILO has been supporting the Government of Qatar in adopting a comprehensive and ambitious package of labour reforms. The measures taken have already improved the working and living conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers, and...
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Qatar’s labour reforms: what has been achieved?
In recent years, the Government of Qatar has introduced major labour reforms, marking a new era for workers and employers. Key legislation and systems have been introduced to protect workers, and efforts are ongoing to ensure these reforms are fully...
The Fight Against Forced Labour and Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in Qatar
What is forced labour and human trafficking? And how are these crimes addressed in Qatari law? This handbook serves as a guide for understanding and identifying these crimes and the national strategy to combat them.
Social dialogue
Qatar's leading transport company holds first joint committee elections to promote workplace cooperation
Mowasalat, Qatar’s leading public transport provider with over 6,000 employees, organized its first ever Joint Committee election in a bid to continuously improve relations between workers and management.
Domestic work
Why is it important to celebrate International Domestic Workers' Day?
On 16 June, as we celebrate International Domestic Workers’ Day, we asked workers, employers and other partners in Qatar why we need to promote decent work for domestic workers and why it’s important to celebrate International Domestic Workers’ Day.
Heat stress
New legislation in Qatar provides greater protection to workers from heat stress
Prohibited summertime working hours expanded by four weeks and annual health checks for workers introduced.
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From Bangladesh to Qatar: Lessons from a fair recruitment pilot in the construction sector - Event agenda
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Heat stress in Qatar: Study identifies effective mitigation strategies to keep workers safe
Outdoor workers in Qatar are able to perform their roles safely, despite the summer heat and humidity, if effective precautionary measures are put in place, academic study reveals.
Safety at work
Heat stress in Qatar: FAQs for employers
Heat Stress is dangerous, but it can be managed. Find out how to mitigate the risk of heat stress among workers, ensuring protection and proper working conditions for everyone.
Safety at work
Heat stress in Qatar: FAQs for workers
Heat Stress is dangerous, but it can be managed. Find out how you can mitigate the effects of high temperatures while working in Qatar.
Safety at work
Heat stress legislation in Qatar: A Guide for employers
As Qatar introduces new legislation providing greater protection to workers from heat stress, this guide provides employers with the necessary information to mitigate the risk of heat stress among workers, ensuring protection and proper working...
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Working in Qatar: What steps do you take stay safe at work?
As we mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021, we asked a few workers in Qatar how they stay safe at work and why safety & heath at work is important to them.
Posters
Top 5 causes of work-related injuries in Qatar
What can be done to mitigate occupational injuries? This series of illustrations present the key DOs and DONTs to prevent the top 5 causes of work-related injuries in Qatar.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021
A shared commitment to safety and health in Qatar - Event agenda