New sponsorship law ‘to make all happy’
DOHA: The much-anticipated changes in country’s sponsorship law
will come very soon and will be good news for both citizens and expatriates, a
senior official of the Ministry of Interior has said.
Brigadier Nasser Mohammed Al Sayed (pictured) , Director of the Search and Follow-Up Department at the Ministry, said that the proposed changes will be in the interest of both the segments.
“Regarding cancellation of sponsorship and exit permit system, I can say that soon there will be good news for all citizens and expatriates and it will be for the benefit of both the parties,” local Arabic daily Al Rayah quoted Al Sayed as saying in a report yesterday. He added that the expected changes will come “very soon” and will “lay the basis for new aspirations.”
“The expected changes in the law will make everyone happy. If there is a necessity to cancel the sponsorship or exit permit system and replace it with another system, we will not hesitate (to do that) and very soon people will see the change,” said Al Sayed.
Asked about the recent criticism of the Amnesty International against Qatar, Al Sayed said: “The focus on Qatar is because of the World Cup. We go ahead with our own programmes and plans and don’t care much about their criticism.”
He said there is a plan to open an office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs at the Search and Follow-Up Department to address job-related complaints from workers.
“Many workers don’t know whom to complaint and here we are receiving different types of complaints, including those concerning the Ministry of Labour. So very soon we will open an office of the Ministry for receiving complaints. It will be open 24 hours,” said Al Sayed.
He said many people are approaching the Department with different complaints because it is more accessible and easy to locate. Al Sayed said majority of the complaints were related to delays in payment of salaries.
“There are some companies which sign contracts for projects but don’t get the funds in time. This is causing delays in payment of salaries,” he said.
Another common violation is keeping the workers’ passports with sponsors. Many workers don’t know that this is a violation of the law, he added.
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