Human Rights Watch called on Qatar to further reform its labour laws in terms of working hours, safe working environment, inspections and recruitment fees to protect migrant domestic workers.
In this week’s report, the organization stated that Law No. 15 on domestic workers, the so-called domestic labour law, guarantees workers a maximum of 10 working hours, a weekly rest, three weeks of annual leave and a paid salary. However, domestic workers are less protected, the organization said in its report this week. Compared to other workers.
The report said that the organization observed several violations of domestic workers in some Gulf countries, including Qatar, including the continued work for long days without rest, the confiscation of their passports by their employers, the delay in the payment of wages, their detention in the employer's home, and in some cases physical, verbal, sexual attacks.
The report revealed that the sponsorship system in Qatar gives the employers an excessive control over domestic workers, including the authority to deny their right to leave or change their jobs. In fact, Qatar does not make any fundamental reform to this system, making it difficult for domestic workers to exercise their rights under the new law, where they can be arrested and deported because of their escape from their employers. In addition, the sponsorship system prevents them from working with another employer.
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