Qatar: The Kafala Labor Law will be abolished

Qatar: The Kafala Labor Law will be abolished

The Qatar Cabinet passed new legislation on October 18th to end the country’s restrictive Kafala labor law. The law will enter into force in January 2020 and will no longer require foreign workers to change their company or leave their country with permission from their employer. The government also agreed to a law that sets a non-discriminatory minimum wage for all foreign workers in all sectors. (Source: Shanghai Enterprise Outbound Comprehensive Service Center)