Under the patronage of Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, H E Dr Issa Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, Dar Al Sharq will hold the fourth edition of its annual conference on 'Labour Care' on May 1, at Kempinski Hotel at The Pearl.
The conference under the theme “Achievements and Challenges” will host representatives of a number of government institutions, ministries, companies and human right organisations.
This is the first conference on labour issues to be held by Dar Al Sharq Group following the enforcement of Law No. 21/2015 regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates on December 13.
As Qatar is hosting 2.1 million expatriate workers, the law which has replaced the Kafala (sponsorship) system with a contract-based system aims to improve the work and living conditions of the workers.
The opening session will be addressed by H E Dr Issa Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, the Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and CEO of Dar Al Sharq Group, Abdullatif Al Mahmoud.
The conference will have three sessions.
The first session will highlight the legal achievements and actions taken for implementing rules and regulations to improve the living conditions of the labour force in Qatar.
This session will host senior officials from the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs.
The second session will focus on the role of private sector and views of legal experts on labour rights and achievements that have been realised on the ground.
The third session under the theme, “better communication initiatives for workers in Qatar” will be addressed by officials from the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
