New Qatar sponsorship law under study, says US envoy

The sponsorship rules and regulations are so strict in qatar and the employers rule the employee.Its none other than the slavery system of past.Although we claim to be developing nation or one of the most developed nation of the world, but when we look at grounds reality its so different.A child born and study here has no option except to leave the country for higher studies.A child who was in his father sponsorship after completion of his studies when come back to his second home country, country where he got his childhood days, his schooling, his parents and other memories is asked to change his sponsorship.
Once he change his sponsorship now his employer has all right to deport him, what a law is this. The employer who just became his sponsor recently rules him, and he cannot knock the door of court if there is any dispute or if he has another good offer.Because thumb rule is the absolute power of release is in the hands of employer.Can any legal advisor give his opinion on my thoughts.

I'am a Filipino national and I would say that this sponsorship rules and regulation of Qatar sucks. If they will not change this ruling in favor of the employees more workers will leave this country and go to uae. I agree with Mr. Saeed Ahmed with his logical explanation on how about this ruling killing & depriving foreign employees.

Qatar has made lot of development in recent years, but inspite of this lot of human right viloation is taking place . This is mainly suffered by people who is working in the private sectors even the professionals are suffering. Most of them are not reported because the people are afraid of there employers. This is mainly happening because of the sponsorship law that is existing here in qatar . Govt is saying about the new sponsorship law but no confimation when it will be implemented and what changes will be there. Actually it is a shame in modern world.

Qatar sponsorship law ia basically against the human rights . The people mainly suffered by their sponsors are working in the private sectors and even the professionals also suffering. Usually they are not reported because the people are afraid of there employers. This is mainly happening because of the sponsorship law that is existing here in qatar . People are saying about the new sponsorship law but no confimation when it will be implemented and what changes they are going to made.

The sponsorship rules and regulations are so strict in qatar and the employers rule the employee.Its none other than the slavery system of past.Although we claim to be developing nation or one of the most developed nation of the world, but when we look at grounds reality its so different.A child born and study here has no option except to leave the country for higher studies.A child who was in his father sponsorship after completion of his studies when come back to his second home country, country where he got his childhood days, his schooling, his parents and other memories is asked to change his sponsorship.
Once he change his sponsorship now his employer has all right to deport him, what a law is this. The employer who just became his sponsor recently rules him, and he cannot knock the door of court if there is any dispute or if he has another good offer.Because thumb rule is the absolute power of release is in the hands of employer.Can any legal advisor give his opinion on my thoughts.

In UAE the sponsorship law is relaxed a lot , similarly baharain is planning to bring a new law which the sponsor will be the government. Similarly kuwait is introducing new labour law. But the Qatar's current sponsorship law is very different from other GCC Countries and creating lot of difficulties for the employees and creating a bad conditions for them. So only new law very essential and it will give Qatar a good place in the international community.

saeed ahmed wrote:

The sponsorship rules and regulations are so strict in qatar and the employers rule the employee.Its none other than the slavery system of past.

No, that's not true. In the past, if a slave made enough money, he could buy his freedom. Try buying yourself out of the sponsorship system: you'll find that it can't be done.
At most, you might be able to buy a release - i.e. pay to get a new sponsor - and even that is rare.

saeed ahmed wrote:

Although we claim to be developing nation or one of the most developed nation of the world, but when we look at grounds reality its so different.A child born and study here has no option except to leave the country for higher studies.A child who was in his father sponsorship after completion of his studies when come back to his second home country, country where he got his childhood days, his schooling, his parents and other memories is asked to change his sponsorship.
Once he change his sponsorship now his employer has all right to deport him, what a law is this. The employer who just became his sponsor recently rules him, and he cannot knock the door of court if there is any dispute or if he has another good offer.Because thumb rule is the absolute power of release is in the hands of employer.Can any legal advisor give his opinion on my thoughts.

The Sponsorship system, while ostensibly a legal issue, is really an economic one. With sponsorship, you can pay workers low wages,(and I mean really low - less than QR 1,000 a month) in a country where the per capita income is in excess of QR 200,000 (i.e. QR 16,667 per month). If they try to change jobs, you can send them out of the country.
That's why companies like the sponsorship system, and why it remains the way it is.

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Many Private companies never want the system to cahnge, because they want workers to keep like slaves.

The Other Side of the Coin:

It appears that politics and economy are lost on verybody's mind is relation to the juggernaught of Sponsorhsip.

You see, majority of big businesses in Qatar are controlled by the Al-Thani Family. In common parlance, its a classic case of passing coins from the right to the left or vice versa. Easing restraints on Sponsorship means expats can demand what is due them comparable to other GCC countries. In other words, expats gets some of the coins from the left thereby reducing what is due to the right. If the controlling clans dont do the balancing act, it will suffer backlash by way of incompetent or barely competent expats working on their dreamworld. Doha is becoming less attractive to "competent" expats, even top companies are hesitant to jump into the Doha bandwagon for reasons of Sponsorship controls.

It is suggestive that Doha adopts minimum wages law for expats so that companies operating within Doha are guided within the laws parameters. Sponsorhsip restrictions can apply only to those not complying with the minimum wage law, and freely enforced against employers offering more. The theory behind this approach is that a happily employed expat would care less to haunt for other employers making Sponship irrelevant to him.

The framers of the new Sponsorship Law might consider this approach and study it carefully. In this wise, both the left and right hands are happy with their coins intact.

In 18th century slavery existed in Africa now it is here in a different way.

A good environment needs to be provided any city to become a financial center. So people coming from different parts of the world should get a good feeling after coming here.Some who started companies here from outside are misusing the current sponsorship that exist here, and creating bad name for the country.So new law is essential to tackle this.

please release the standard guidelines to prove tha qatar respect human right. honestly, most who abuse the workers are not qatari but foriegner who used qatari as thier sponsor. I know qtaru are good persomm but allowing this person to abuse the system replace abuse on the labor. it is about time to move forward. Tell ypu the truth, lot a complian from labor do not matrialize because of persent of several number of "Mamdo" who use thier knowledge to cheat the labor. Once Laborer sign final settlement they cannot run afterward. Most of them do not right knowledge of qatar law because of absence of published material. Under this premises, how can the system will work. Take out the " Mamdo" and let the owner face the labor on thier complain.Please do not allow these foriegner to abuse your system.

Dictators are ruling some parts of the world , but sponsors are the real dictators here.

please release us, we are fedup with u

Land of Slaves

it is the worst place to be, they treat people like sheep, and they are sure they wont suffer cosequences because there isnt any!
salaries are delayed, accomodation good for pigs as described by my previous manager when he explained my situation to his manager who did not care, sponsoring wife and raising children is practically impossible due to above explained examples and that evrything is extreemely expensive like schools... some people have it all the rest make the money for them and get peanuts in return, its a hellish country, glad I left to UAE

Is to bad to discover that in 21 century still exist slavery in a country as Qatar, that supposed to be OPEN.
I am happy and thanks to God that I leave Qatar, the owners and this stupid sponsorship law, make a good people, a miserable life. Shame on those who cheet and lie just for own interests.

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I'm a Filipina, I worked in qatar for 14 months. I saw the slavery of qatari's to my fellow Filipina. Working 24 hours a day with no day off..Could you imagine that? Is this a human? The employer abused them, physically, verbally etc...
Now, im glad to be here in UAE..this is a free country and we have a freedom...Fuck Qatar