Doha: The Ministry of Labour has issued a report in which it monitored the most important international positions and praise by union and labour figures, on the legislative reforms by Qatar and implemented by it which resulted in tangible positive changes in the work environment in the country.
International organisations called for the generalisation of the Qatari experience in the region to protect workers’ rights. Minister of Labour H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, in a speech during a symposium organised by the Ministry of Labour under the theme,“Labour Reforms in Qatar: Tripartite Cooperation and Coming together for a shared vision”, on the sidelines of the 110th session of the International Labour Conference 2022, which was held in Geneva in June, said that Qatar adopted a sustainable approach to developing and updating legislation and laws and improving the work environment, stressing that improvements to the work environment came within Qatar Vision 2030, while the organisation of the Qatar World Cup 2022 contributed to expediting the pace of Labour legislation.
He noted that Qatar has hosted over the past years, hundreds of delegations from international labour organisations to see the corporeality of labour environment in it, praising the role played by these delegations in conveying the truth to world public opinion.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino tweeted on his official account, “Delighted to have spoken to ILO Director-General, Gilbert F Houngbo to congratulate him on his new mandate in a vital role for the benefit of workers worldwide. We have made significant progress in recent years through our collaboration together on the conditions of workers in Qatar and I am looking forwards to more formalised cooperation between our institutions on a global scale. Having spoken to Labour Minister of Qatar H E Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, I am confident that we (ILO, Qatar and FIFA) can make further progress.”
