The Government of Qatar is committed its streamlining paperwork and
eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy. In addition to being able
to complete many services electronically through Hukoomi, citizens and
residents also have the option of using the Ministry of Interior
self-service machine.
The following procedures can be completed through the self-service machine:
Personal Information: Check the expire date of an ID Card, passport, residence permit or driving license.
Residence Permit: Renew the residence permits of sponsored workers or family members who are under personal sponsorship.
Exit Permit: Issue travel permits for sponsored workers or Qatari minors.
Traffic Violation: Check and pay for traffic tickets.
Smart Card: Activate, renew, update services or change the password on a Smart Card.
e-Gate Card: Activate or renew e-Gate Cards.
Visa Transfer: Transfer a sponsored person or dependent's visa to another passport.
Travel Permit: Apply for a permit to drive a Qatari licensed vehicle outside the country.
Follow Up: Request for a follow-up on previously filed applications.
Safe and Easy
The self-service machines are designed to protect private
information. After inserting an ID card or Smart Card, the user is
required to confirm his/her identity through one of the following:
Iris scan
Fingerprint
Password
The machine provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions on all
its services. The machine accepts credit cards and debit cards.
The machine is available in the following locations:
The Ministry of Labor (MOL) is committed to providing high-quality
services and advancing workplace practices to a standard that is in
line with the visions and aspirations set by the State of Qatar.
Vision
MOL provides many services to the public, covering every labor group
from residents to investors, to entrepreneurs from the private sector.
MOL governs on the principles of modern management. The ministry takes
into account present changes and developments in the country to maintain
a fair and healthy labor market.
Goals
MOL’s responsibilities and goals include:
Develop and implement policies and plans for the use of labor force.
Build and utilize an integrated administration and information system.
Settle labor disputes in accordance with the Labor Law of Qatar.
Develop and implement job training and career building programs.
Develop and implement plans and programs to increase the number of Qatari nationals in the workforce.
Useful Contacts
Minister’s OfficePublic Relations and CommunicationsLegal
AffairsUndersecretary OfficeEmployment AdministrationDepartment of Labor
RelationsDepartment of National Labor ForceAdministration of Labor
InspectionPermanent Recruitment Committee
Whether
you are exploring career opportunities in Qatar or already working
here, you must be aware of your rights and duties as an employee.
Here are some essential points compiled from the Qatar Labour Law,
Ministry of Interior directives and tips from HR professionals: 1. Before signing an employment contract
Make sure you’ve understood it completely. Contracts submitted to the
labour ministry are bi-lingual. Ensure you’ve checked both parts of it.
According to the Qatar Labour Law, the following articles must be
clearly specified on a contract:
Name of employer, place of work
Name, qualifications, nationality, profession and residence of the worker and the proof necessary for his identification
Date of conclusion of the contract
Nature and type of work and place of contracting
Date of commencement of work
Period of the contract if it is of a definite duration
The agreed wage and the method and date of the payment
It’s the employer’s responsibility to take care of your visa expenses.
In addition, also read through and clarify any additional clauses that the employer may have added to the contract.
Now would be a good time, before signing the employment contract, to
request for a clause that would allow you to change sponsors in future.
But, be aware that not all companies have this policy. 2. Overtime dues
The Qatar Labour Law specifies that if an employer requires workers to
work above the regular working hours per day, then this should not
exceed 10 hours unless the work is necessary to prevent gross loss or
dangerous accident or for repair/alleviation of the consequences of said
loss/accident.
The compensation should not be less than the basic wage plus not less than 25% thereof.
3. Mandatory benefits
An employer is required to provide the following benefits to an
employee: basic salary, accommodation or accommodation allowance, annual
round-trip ticket to home country, transportation allowance and the
following leaves:
Annual leave: After one continuous year in service you are entitled to an annual paid leave period of:
At least three weeks if his service is less than five years
At least four weeks, if his service is more than five years
Sick leave: You are also entitled to paid sick leave. This
can be availed only after completing three months in service, and a
medical certificate needs to be submitted. You are due full wage if the
sick leave does not exceed two weeks.
Others: Apart from annual leave, these are other vacation days due to you:
3 working days each for Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha
1 working day for the Independence Day.
1 working day for National Sports Day.
3 working days as specified by the employer.
Pilgrimage leave: Muslim employees are entitled to a
pilgrimage leave without pay for a maximum of two weeks once during the
period of employment.
4. Gender equality
Male and female employees are required to be treated fairly and equally.
There must be no discrimination in terms of their responsibilities at
work or the benefits they receive. The only exceptions to this are the
following benefits that are specified by law to women:
Maternity leave: Female employees can avail of this after
the completion of one year of service. This maternity leave is for 50
days on full pay. It should include the period before and after the
delivery provided that the period following the delivery shall not be
less than 35 days.
Nursing period: In the year following her delivery, female
employees can take an additional hour-long break during the day to nurse
children. This will be included in the working hours and no wages
should be deducted for this.
5. End of service benefits
All employees who have completed more than one year of employment at an
organisation are entitled to end of service benefits. This amount is
equivalent to a 3-week wage computed on the last basic salary for every
year of service completed. This sum is due to the employee within 7 days
of his last working day with the organisation. 6. Health insurance
As there is no law that mandates provision of health insurance to
employees, many organisations do not provide this benefit. This is also
because all residents of Qatar can avail of the government-provided
health insurance service at Hamad Medical Corporation and the quality of
healthcare usually tends to be better than private healthcare.
This is set to change when the national health insurance plan launched this year begins coverage of expatriates. 7. End of employment
The employer has the right to revoke sponsorship of the employee on
resignation or termination or end of contract. As per law, the employer
must also bear the expenses of returning the employee to his country and
the employee must leave the country within seven days of being issued
the exit permit. If this 7-day duration is exceeded, the employer has
the right to report this violation to the police or immigration
authorities. 8. Business Visa
Often employers (and employees) prefer to test the waters by bringing in
staff on a business visa, before opting for a permanent work visa.
Business visas are issued to select companies. This visa is issued for a
month and can be extended for two more months. You will have to exit
the entry after this, and re-enter on a fresh visa.
You cannot change employment during the duration of your visa, but can
reenter on another company’s business visa, provided they are on the
approved list. 9. Sponsorship Change
If you wish to remain in Qatar but change employers locally, then your current sponsor must issue a ‘no objection certificate’.
You also must have stayed in Qatar for two years, before requesting sponsorship change. 10. Sponsorship Change before stamping RP
You can change your sponsorship before your residence permit is stamped,
provided “the sponsored person shall not exceed legal grace period of 3
months starting from the date of entry to the country.”
The new sponsor needs the approval from “concerned authority for the recruitment from same nationality and profession.” Disclaimer: All due diligence has been carried out in compiling
this article. However, if you find any discrepancies, please email us at
editorial@justhere.qa We address various aspects of Working in Qatar in this
series, including finance, laws, HR development. Write to us if there is
a particular subject you are interested in and would like to read
about.
I have a question on Gratuity, along is my friend who
worked for 5 years in al dana saloon, because of some employees
jealousy, she was forced to transfer her sponsorship to another
sponsor,does she is entitled a gratuity from Al Dana saloon? for her 5
years and she never went home to Philippines because the sponsor did
not give her vacation for 5 years.is it allowed? can she get her
gratuity and ticket for 5 years she never went vacation. pls help us
with this .
Also my second is can we complain to authorities regarding this
working visa we bought from QATAR UNITED TRAVELS ?they are selling
working visa for 10,00 riyals ,15,000 riyals, and my cousin got one
visa from them, and he wants to renew but QATAR UNITED TRAVEL kept
promising to renew but till now still not renew ,they made so many
excuses, they didn’t do, the ID is expired already, my cousin bought
that visa because he so desperate to work here in Qatar but the
company no visa for him, so we bought from QATAR UNITED TRAVELS since
they are selling the visa. pls help.
if we stayed in the company for more than 10 years can we
still get the end service benefits? because in the present company
where i work we are entitled for end service benefits only within 10
years of employment.thank you…
hi,i worked in qatar for 2yrs half and my employer cancel
my visa when i get back home here in the phil.without NOC,is it true
that after 2yrs before i can come back there and do you think i can go
back thru business visa or tourist visa….thanks
Clarification re sponsorship change; if sponsor grants
noc and and the employee has been more than 2 yrs in the company, is
that really possible? Coz my understanding was you have to leave the
country for 2 yrs then you can reapply. Isn’t it?
Hi Sheila,
You can, provided your previous employer hasn’t placed a ban on you.
You can contact one of the law offices we have listed for further clarifications.
Team JH.
Hi! please i need your help.. can you help me find the
provision in the Labor law which states annual round-trip ticket to home
country as a mandatory benefit?
Hi. It is stated in our contract ‘no work, no pay’ which
means that during holidays if we don’t work we won’t get paid. And if we
go to work, we’ll get only regular pay (not overtime). Can we contest
that statement even if we have already signed the contract?
Team JH,
What if I completed more than 2 years in Qatar and have asked my
current employer for an NOC but they refused to give? Any chance for
employee to change sponsorship?
Thanks,
Peter
In my case, I’m a husband sponsor but my company
submitted my document to Ministry of Labor and they issued me a Labor
Card. My question is this: “Does the company has the right not to give
me an NOC if I will resigned or does it requires an NOC in order to get a
new employer?” Please advise. Thanks!
just for confirmation: I am working in Company through
the visa or sponsorship of another company wherein I have a contract
that I am being sub-contracted by them. In my contract it is stated
that NOC must be given upon my request. Can my company where I am
working refuse to give me NOC through my sponsor eventhough it is stated
in my contract?
Many Thanks
FOR CLARRIFICATION RE-NOC, IF THE PERSON IS A LOCAL HIRE,
THEN THE CURRENT COMPANY IS OBLIGE TO ISSUE NOC ONCE THE
PERSON/EMPLOYEE GOT NEW OFFER FROM OTHER COMPANY?
My current company not give me salaries for 6 months,I
pay my own rent for my room,transportation to site office ,foods and
most of all How can I provide my families in my home country specially
in school.Can you please help me in this matter.Thank you
Hi, last time I’ll resigned 3 months before the end of my
two year contract? Is there any change to have one year gratuity? As
per the labor laws regulation? My previous company said I don’t
finished my two year contacts that’s why I can’t get the gratuity..is
this Legal or violation?
I just want to ask the following question:
1. As mentioned on the Qatar Labour law, it was stated that employer
is obliged to pay the employee an annual leave of at least three weeks
if he/she is working for less than 5 years and at least for weeks if
he/she is working for more than 5 years. My question is “How do you
count the three or four weeks? Is it a calendar day or a working day?”.
Please clarify.
2. I was given NOC from my previous employer and now working for a
different sponsor. If for example I recieved a new job offer after one
year of working to my new sponsor, is the new sponsor has the right not
to give NOC to me although he was not my original sponsor?
I hope you could help me regarding this matter.
I worked in one company in qatar company called ANVIN
QATAR W.L.L they have not pay my 5 months salary and they have not even
given my visa which i transfer from another company now i am in dubai i
got a job but can any one tell me how should i recollect the money back
“As per law, the employer must also bear the expenses of
returning the employee to his country and the employee must leave the
country within seven days of being issued the exit permit.”
Hi, on the above statement. Where can I find this in the labour law?
under what section? I am resigning from my employer this december and
would like to know if I should pay for my ticket going home or them.
Since they said they will also not pay ticket for annual leave unless
you are already two years in the company.
Is it legal to impose a plane ticket budget for expats.
Shall i say your the excess amount will be paid by the employee
deducting the ticket budget.
ticket budget : 2500
ticket amount : 3000
amount to be paid by employee is 300.
thanks
hi!. just want to know if you are residence or family
visa or houseban visa and you want to change your visa for company visa
it is posible? and do i have to exit for how many days or month? or what
i need to complete my papers to transfer company? thank you and hoping
for kindly answer>
I was transferred here in my new company coz i have noc
and having near my 4th year soon.my question is can i demand an noc from
my previous employer to shift anothet company.pls help.
If the employer will not to give NOC,who will force them
to release NOC? because employee don’t have enough power to force the
employer to release NOC.
Is the government the one to force the employer to release NOC or the
government will not stand in between employee and employer?So if the
government can not do,the NOC law is useless because several of the
companies in Qatar did not follow the Law.
Regarding the re-sponsorship. My employer does not issue
“NOC” as for my knowledge. We needed to be out of Qatar for 2 years b4
we can come back and be employed for another employer. Does our/my
employer do abide the law? Is there any step we can do to make them do
good?
hi..re:sponsorship change,I’ve been working now in my
company over 2 years and I want to change sponsor.what if my company
will not allow to issue me an NOC. Is it a mandatory?
Good day! I am locally hired and been in my company for
more than 4 years . And now i have decided to resign and go back to
philippines .what if i would still want to come back but my company is
not giving NOC? Do i need to wait for 2 yrs again to enter doha?
Hi ! I worked in Qatar for more than 4 yrs. My Visa
expired on the 15th of May, but I send a resignation letter to the
company 1st week of March to follow the procedure that the company
should be informed 1 month before leaving the company and went home. I
didn’t received any compensation/benefits from the company equivalent to
the said benefits as mentioned in Qatar Labor Law. I even bought my own
ticket to went home since my company was keep on promising me and
nothing happened. In short, I didn’t received any single riyal benefits
from my company and I was the one bought my ticket home.
Thanks a lot.
I need your advice…
Respected Madam,
I recently joined Doha Bank Qatar in August 2013. Before signing
contract bank not guide me about the visa policies of family residence
visa. After signing contract and joined the bank i come to know that i
am not eligible to get family residence visa because my salary is less
then 10000 Riyals. I am appointed at around 8500 salary. I resigned from
my job and exit from the country. Bank miss-commit on my appointment. I
request them to accommodate me. But there is no cooperation. IF i want
to launch a complain against them. What will be the procedure.
Hi. I just want to ask if there is still a possibility to
claim my unpaid salary, leave salary, and ESB if my sponsor had asked
me not to go back to Qatar and extend my vacation indefinitely? I’ve
transferred to another country already and still thinking on how to
claim what is due for me.
is the NOC issuance is sponsor / employer right only? how
am i entitled to get NOC? most of the company is not giving NOC if they
have incoming projects or if they have place / slot on another project
for them to transfer an employee. i am working on my company for almost
three years.
my question is, what do you mean local hire? because in
my situation is i was hired here in qatar i came here thru business
visa, now that i submitted my resignation they refuse to give me NOC as
per my understanding I am locally hired because i was hired here in
qatar. am i right or wrong? can i oblige them to give me NOC?
Hello Sir!
I decided to leave out company accommodation and I am staying now
with my sister. I’ve tried to demand to have it, but they’ve said…
Accommodation & Transpo allowance is only for married employee.
Is this true?
Can I pursue to demand accommodation & Transpo Allowance?
Thank you! and More Power!
Sir,
My work permit was expired on 28th September 2013.My company didn’t
renew it.So how many days can stay in Qatar without work permit.How can I
avoid the police arrest.
My husband has been working in Qatar for 11 years and for
the same company. Because they are closing down and because of verbal
and physical abuse on their part, He submitted his resignation. We need
your input on these issues:
1- Is his gratuity calculated from 2005 only (because that’s when the law was reinstated), or since his employment in 2003?
2- Can they refuse to give him an NOC?
3- If they refuse to give him an NOC, what can he do to object and get an NOC?
Thank you for all that you are doing to help all the workers in Qatar.
respected sir,
recently i got job in qatar army. my medical and
finger is finish. 8months finish till my file is not came. do u tell me
how long it will take. for joining
Is it legal that the previous month unpaid overtime can
be converted by the company into an offset of holidays even it is not on
the contract and without any consultation or agreement with the
employees? Please advise.
I just want to ask. If you filed a case against someone
here in qatar and you wanted to have your vacation in your county. Would
it affect your vacation?
Hi Sirs/Madam,
Could anyone help me if how you would know if your visa is non-transferable or transferable?
In case of non-transferable visa, is there a chance that you could apply another company in Doha even if you have NOC?
Appreciate your kind and positive response.
I think the article left out one very important factor.
Under the rules of KAFALA, every foreign employee must get permission
from their Qatari sponsor before being allowed to leave Qatar, for any
reason.
This rule can easily be used by a corrupt employer to blackmail
you…Can you accept the risk of being trapped indefinitely in Qatar as in
the case of French footballer Zahir Belounis (to name only one)?
I urge every expat to consider this before taking up employment in Qatar.
I am her on Husband Sponsorship sisnce three years, I am
working with a company and I have work permit from labor department
without changing the Sponsorship.
Now I want to change the comapny and sponsorship also.
Could you please assist me in this matter.
I am working in a company. I am getting 3 months basic
salary in completing of every 2 years i.e. 2 yrs contract as a
settlement. Again I am getting some amount yearly as a bonus.But as the
name of gratuity, I don’t get from the company. My question is: If I ask
for the gratuity, the company is compelled to pay or not?
hi
i just want to ask if i really need to pay to my company because i
resigned this december 2013. im just 11 months in my company.and they
want me to pay for the one month left before i get one year in my job
wich i didnt finish.
Hi
i came to qatar just 2 months ago with a sponsor that sponsor gave me a
no objection letter then i have just joined a another company.still i
have not taken the finger print or medical but company changed my visa
as under company for 3 months.now can i go to another company?please
advice me.
I was locally appointed in one of the largest private
company in Qatar in 2011 as Mechanical Engineer. Recently I have been
transferred to different location and asked to work in Sales Department,
which is not at all my field of interest nor experience. What to do
when Management is forcing me gently to accept this responsibility?
There is no paper work given by the company to change my job profile or
location.
how many time bussiness visa can be extended???
means my company hire me on bussiness visa…first it was for 1 month then
they extended for two month and now once again they extended it for 1
month…i m still in qatar only…so now i want to know how many numbers of
time the bussiness visa can be extended???
IF I WILL GO TO MY COUNTRY FROM QATAR WITHOUT CLEARENCE
WHAT WILL HAPPEN? , I HAVE NO POLICE CASE, NO REMARK, IM A GOOD,BECOZ IM
WAITING FOR JOB IN MY COUNTRY, BUT NOT SURE , IF I GOT I WILL NOT COME
BACK THAT’S Y I ASK PLZ GIVE ADVICE
I have come on a Work Visa with one company but due to
the untimely salary and other conditions, like to switch over to another
company. Residence Permit not processed so far( Medical and Finger not
over) Its 40 days since i have landed in Doha. What are the formalities
that will be involved if i have to change to new company?
International Trade Union Confederation
Building Workers’ Power
Qatar authorities have acknowledged problems
with labour rights for the 1.2 million migrant workers there after the
International Trade Union Confederation warned up to 4000 workers could
die before a ball is kicked at the 2022 World Cup.
Sharan Burrow, General Secretary
of the International Trade Union Confederation, said the promise by the
Qatar authorities simply to increase the number of labour inspectors is
weak and disappointing.
“There are already labour inspectors and they have no impact. What is
needed are laws that protect workers’ rights to join a union, bargain
collectively and refuse unsafe work, and only then can inspectors do
their job.
The laws in Qatar give employers total control over workers so no
worker will feel able to speak freely to a labour inspector,” said
Sharan Burrow.
In March 2013, the ITUC lodged a complaint with the Ministry of
Labour against six Qatari companies after workers contacted the ITUC to
document their cases. The Labour Relations Department of the Ministry
of Labour in Qatar received 6000 worker complaints in 2012, while the
Indian Embassy in Qatar received 1500 complaints in the first five
months of this year.
Strict visa sponsorship rules known as the kafala system mean that
workers cannot change jobs without their employer’s permission and
cannot leave the country unless their employer signs an exit permit.
90% of workers surveyed have their passports held by their employers
according to June 2013 research on migrant workers in Qatar in the
Journal of Arabian Studies.
New video testimony from marble cutters who provide polished marble
for hotels and residences needed for the 2022 World Cup describes long
hours and hazardous working conditions. The workers agreed to speak
under the condition of anonymity fearing the response of their employer.
“Many workers suffer exploitation for fear of retaliation if they
speak out. We have taken the step of lodging a case with the
International Labour Organisation describing how Qatar’s work visa
system allows employers to use forced labour,” said Sharan Burrow.
The ITUC points to six practices that violate workers’ rights including: false promises on the nature and type of work by recruiters and sponsors employer obligations on wages and working conditions not met contracts entered into prior to departure not respected in Qatar workers indebted to recruiters or moneylenders who extract high fees passports withheld by employers workers forced to live in squalid overcrowded labour camps and denied the right to form unions.
The ILO has established a tripartite committee to review the evidence
and make recommendations to the Government of Qatar on how to comply
with its international commitments. Last week, a senior ILO official
warned that "Many of the abuses that take place which can lead to forced
labour are still happening" in Qatar.
In a letter to the ITUC, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has now pledged to
put the issue of labour rights on the FIFA Executive Committee agenda
when it meets in Zurich on 3-4 October 2013.
“The spotlight is now fully on Qatar’s abhorrent labour practices. It
has taken two years to get this far, and pressure will need to be
sustained if lives are to be saved and dignity restored. The billions of
dollars at stake will see increasing pressure inside and outside of
Qatar to stay silent,” said Sharan Burrow.
ENDS
For more information contact Gemma Swart gemma.swart@ituc-csi.org +32 479 06 41 63 Video: Watch the testimony of marble cutters describing their working conditions in Doha (also available Spanish, French, German) Letter: Read the letter from the ITUC to the Ministry of Labour outlining labour rights violations of six companies. (English) Report: Journal of Arabian Studies – June 2013 A Portrait of Low Income Migrants in Contemporary Qatar. (English)
Sources: Qatar received 6000 labour complaints Indian Consulate in Qatar receives 1500 complaints ILO Official comment on forced labour
Condiţiile inumane în care sunt obligaţi să muncească nepalezii
imigranţi din Qatar oferă imaginea uneia din ţările cele mai bogate de
pe glob, care exploatează una dintre cele mai sărace, pentru a se
pregăti pentru turneul sportiv cel mai popular din lume. Zeci de muncitori nepalezi au murit în Qatar în ultimele săptămâni şi
alte mii sunt supuşi abuzurilor şi exploataţi la locul de muncă, iar o
anchetă efectuată de Guardian relevă serioase semne de întrebare privind
pregătirile Qatarului pentru a găzdui Cupa Mondială (CM) în 2022. În
vară, muncitorii nepalezi au murit într-o rată de aproape unu pe zi în
Qatar, mulţi dintre ei, foarte tineri, au suferit crize cardiace.
Ancheta a găsit dovezi care sugerează că miile de nepalezi, care
reprezintă cel mai mare grup de muncitori străini în Emirat, sunt
exploataţi şi supuşi unor abuzuri care echivalează sclaviei timpurilor
moderne. Mulţi nepalezi au declarat că nu au mai fost plătiţi de luni de
zile şi şi-au văzut salariile reţinute pentru a fi împiedicaţi să fugă.
De asemenea, angajatorii confiscă paşapoarte şi refuză eliberarea de
cărţi de identitate, reducând muncitorii imigranţi la statut de
muncitori clandestini. Circa 30 de nepalezi s-au refugiat la ambasada
Nepalului din Doha pentru a scăpa de condiţiile inumane la care sunt
supuşi la locurile de muncă. Ancheta a mai descoperit dovada muncii
forţate în cadrul unui vast proiect mondial de infrastructură pentru
Cupa Mondială. Mulţi muncitori afirmă că doresc să plece, dar firma
angajatoare nu îi lasă. Ancheta a dezvăluit că oamenii care lucrează în
industria mai largă a construcţiilor în Qatar dorm câte 12 într-o cameră
şi se îmbolnăvesc din cauza condiţiilor respingătoare din astfel de
dormitoare mizere. Mulţi susţin că sunt forţaţi să muncească fără a fi
remuneraţi şi cerşesc hrană. Aproape toţi au datorii enorme în Nepal.
Călătoria din platourile Himalayei până în deşertul Peninsulei arabice
costă o avere pentru imigranţi, obligaţi să se îndatoreze pentru a plăti
agenţiile de recrutare. Obligaţia de a rambursa datoria, combinată cu
neplata salariilor, confiscarea de documente şi imposibilitatea
muncitorului de a părăsi locul de muncă reprezintă muncă forţată, o
formă de sclavie modernă care afectează 21 milioane de persoane în lumea
întreagă. „Dovezile primite de Guardian constituie o dovadă evidentă a
folosirii sistematice a muncii forţate în Qatar”, arată Aidan McQuade,
directorul Anti-Slavery International, organism fondat în 1839. Reţele obscure Qatarul are una dintre cele mai numeroase populaţii de muncitori
imigranţi din lume raportat la populaţia naţională. 90% din mâna de
lucru sunt imigranţi şi Emiratul va trebui să recruteze încă până la 1,5
milioane de muncitori pentru a construi stadioane, şosele, porturi şi
hoteluri necesare competiţiei sportive mondiale. Anul trecut, în Qatar
au venit să lucreze peste 100.000 de nepalezi. Sistemul obscur al
firmelor de recrutare a forţei de muncă în Asia şi antreprenorii din
Qatar fac aceşti imigranţi vulnerabili faţă de exploatarea lor. Potrivit
unor estimări, Qatarul va cheltui 100 miliarde dolari în proiectele de
infrastructură pentru susţinerea CM. În afară de nouă stadioane
state-of-the-art, Emiratul s-a angajat să finalizeze şosele noi în
valoare de 20 miliarde dolari şi un dig ce va lega Qatarul de Bahrein,
al cărui cost iniţial este de 4 miliarde dolari, alte 24 miliarde pentru
o reţea feroviară de mare viteză şi 55.000 camere de hotel pentru
găzduirea suporterilor. Qatargate O anchetă publicată în acest an de săptămânalul France Football a
vizat dosarul consacrat atribuirii CM 2022 Qatarului, o alegere care
ascunde corupţie şi aranjamente. France Football citează un e-mail
intern al FIFA, în care secretarul general al instituţiei, Jerome Valcke
declară „ei au cumpărat Mondialul 2022”. Ancheta denunţă multiplele
fire ale reţelelor de influenţă ale tentacularei organizaţii
internaţionale, subliniind persistenţa opacităţii. „Qatarul nu a făcut
decât să aplice metodele istorice în acest mediu, insuficienţele şi
incoerenţele modului de guvernare în sport sunt exploatate în
permanenţă”, declara Luc Dayan, preşedinte al RC Lens, apropiat al
autorităţilor de la Doha. Publicaţia franceză evocă şi o reuniune
secretă la Elysée, la 23 noiembrie 2010, zece zile înaintea votului
FIFA, între preşedintele Republicii, Nicolas Sarkozy, prinţul Qatarului,
Tamin bin Hamad al-Thani, Michel Platini, preşedinte UEFA şi Sebastien
Bazin, reprezentantul Colony Capital, la acea vreme proprietarul
clubului Paris Saint-Germain. Cu urmări importante în timp.
Europenii sunt tot mai deranjati de valurile de imigranti care le
fura locurile de munca, iar romanii sunt deja renumiti pe tot
continentul din cauza unor concetateni mai putin seriosi. Totusi, exista
un loc in care muncitorii romanii sunt cei mai apreciati straini:
tarile arabe. Sunt deja zeci de ani de cand romanii merg sa
lucreze in tari din Orientul Mjlociu, iar agentiile de recrutare din
Romania prezinta din ce in ce mai multe joburi in aceste tari, mai ales
ingineri de infrastructura, geologi si proiectanti.
Ca si in alte parti, in tarile arabe se cauta in special muncitori
calificati cu experienta si specialisti in domeniul petrolier, al
cailor ferate si constructii. In ceea ce priveste muncitorii
necalificati, arabii prefera sa ii ia din forta locala de munca.
Salariile pentru muncitorii si specialistii romani sunt uneori de cateva
ori mai mari decat cele oferite in Europa, in special daca cei
interesati de o pozitie buna iau direct legatura cu firmele, dupa cum
spun unii romani care lucreaza acolo.
Dezavantajele unui loc de
munca intr-un stat islamic tin de conditiile de angajare, care sunt mai
putin relaxante decat in majoritatea tarilor din zona euro. De asemenea,
experienta ceruta de angajatori trebuie sa fie de cele mai multe ori de cel putin cinci ani.
Dar marele avantaj este imaginea romanilor acolo. "Din toate tarile din
lume, cred ca romanii sunt cel mai bine vazuti in tarile arabe. Cand
avem discutii cu partenerii din lume, in Europa apar intotdeauna
extraverificari. In tarile arabe, dimpotriva, vor sa lucreze cu romani
pentru ca sunt foarte apreciati datorita experientei de zeci de ani de
cand merg acolo", ne-a explicat Calin Stefanescu, director al portalului
de joburi in strainatate Tjobs.
Potrivit statisticilor Tjobs,
in prima jumatate a anului au plecat sa munceasca in tarile musulmane in
jur de 5.000 de romani, dar numarul celor care au incercat sa obtina un
contract acolo este de peste 17.000.
Toate contractele sunt,
insa, pe perioada limitata, in functie de durata proiectului, intre sase
luni si doi ani, iar muncitorii pot pleca la munca intr-o tara araba
doar printr-o agentie de recrutare care se ocupa de toate formalitatile.
Fiind vorba de societati islamice, e bine totusi ca cei interesati de
munca in aceasta parte a lumii sa fie bine informati cu privire la
conditiile de intrare, la regimul de vize, dar si cultura.
Multe
oferte de munca ar putea sa vina in perioada urmatoare din Arabia
Saudita, care si-a facut publica recent strategia de abordare a crizei
economice, din perspectiva pietei fortei de munca. Astfel, sauditii
intentioneaza sa creeze cel putin 160.000 de locuri de munca in sectorul
de munca privat pana la sfarsitul anului 2011. Programul este, insa,
dedicat cetatenilor sauditi, scopul fiind de reducere a ratei somajului
si de retragere a acestora spre mediul privat.
Emiratele Arabe Unite, locul preferat al muncitorilor straini
Emiratele Arabe Unite sunt recunoscute pentru ritmul de dezvoltare si
investitiile uriase care se fac chiar si pe timp de criza. Aproape 2.500
de romani au plecat de la inceputul anului numai in Dubai si Abu Dhabi,
emirate in care se construiesc unele dintre cele mai extravagante
proiecte.
Cetatenii romani care doresc sa munceasca in Emiratele
Arabe Unite trebuie sa ceara o viza de angajare si sa aiba o asigurare
medicala incheiata printr-o companie araba sau straina. Obligatorie este
si plata unei garantii de 1.000 de dirhami (210 euro), suma returnata
in momentul parasirii teritoriului Emiratelor Arabe Unite.
Viza
de angajare este acordata de catre Departamentul de Imigrare cu
aprobarea prealabila a Ministerului Muncii din Emirate. De permisul de
sedere pentru munca se ocupa compania angajatoare.
Inginerii
romani sunt la mare cautare in Arabia Saudita si in Emirate, unde
primesc un salariu de aproximativ 1.600 de euro pe luna si cazare
gratuita. Programul de lucru este de opt sau zece ore pe zi si sase zile
pe saptamana. De asemenea, muncitorul primeste 21 de zile de concediu
pe an.
Receptionerii si personalul de pe vasele de croaziera
primesc intre 1.000 si 3.000 de euro pe luna. Pana la 2.000 de euro pe
luna pot primi si infirmierele si tehnicienii.
Salarii mai mari
sunt oferite celor cu studii universitare. Un medic poate castiga peste
15.000 de euro pe luna. La fel de mult poate primi si un editor de ziar,
in timp ce salariul unui profesor preuniversitar ajunge la peste 4.000
de euro. Un manager din domeniul hotelier este platit cu pana la 9.500
de euro, in timp ce un manager bancar poate castiga si 10.000 de euro pe
luna.
Din cauza conditiilor grele de munca pe caldura,
Emiratele Arabe Unite au decis ca toti muncitorii care lucreaza in
spatii deschide sa aiba o pauza obligatorie la amiaza. Decizia a fost
luata pentru a proteja cei peste patru milioane de muncitori care isi
desfasoara activitatea in spatii deschise. Este vorba de angajatii din
constructii, transporturi, curatenie si alte servicii care impun munca
in soare.
Si companiile aeriene din Emirate angajeaza
insotitoare de zbor pentru un salariu de 1.800-2.000 de dolari, cazarea,
masa, transportul si asigurarile fiind suportate de angajator.
to complete many services electronically through Hukoomi, citizens and
residents also have the option of using the Ministry of Interior
self-service machine.
false promises on the nature and type of work by recruiters and sponsors
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