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Qatar to implement sweeping labour law reforms in 2016Qatar is set to implement a new residency law from next year replacing the Kafala (sponsorship) system with a contract-based system that will help in regulating the entry and exit of the expatriates, said a report. The law was pub More… |
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Modi plans India's biggest labour overhaul in decadesPrime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to launch India's biggest overhaul of labour laws since independence in a bid to create millions of manufacturing jobs, at the risk of stirring up a political backlash that could block other critical More… |
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OBG to highlight Qatar labour laws in new reportGlobal publishing firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) has signed an agreement with law firm Pinsent Masons, which will allow OBG to have access to the company’s resources for compiling the Law Chapter in its new report on Qatar. More… |
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Majority of Mena women see gender equality in jobsWhile 51 per cent of women in the Mena region consider recruitment and selection opportunities are regardless of gender, 31 per cent believe that women are treated less favourably in terms of salary, a report said. Women in the Mena reg More… |
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New labour laws affect construction sectorAbout 50 per cent of labourers in Saudi Arabia have been forced quit the construction sector because of new labour laws, according to a report. Experts attribute the exodus to irregularities in the visas issued by the contracting More… |
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New labour laws affect construction sectorAbout 50 per cent of labourers in Saudi Arabia have been forced quit the construction sector because of new labour laws, according to a report. Experts attribute the exodus to irregularities in the visas issued by the contracting More… |
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UAE to ease job change rulesThe UAE has eased its labour laws to allow a worker with an expired contract to obtain a new work permit and shift to another employer without having to wait six months and have his sponsor's consent. The new regulations on conditions and More… |
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Bahrain to scrap sponsorship system on Aug 1Bahrain will make regional history on August 1 by scrapping the sponsorship system, said Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi. The Minister revealed the date after attending a multi-party meeting convened by Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and I More… |
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Housemaids to get protectionA comprehensive labour agreement that aims to protect the welfare of Indian workers and housemaids is to be signed between Bahrain and India next month. Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi will authorise the deal with Labour Mini More… |
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Meeting discusses labour lawsThe rules and regulations governing the employment of foreign manpower in the Gulf were discussed at a meeting of under-secretaries of the labour and social affairs ministries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in Riyadh. The mee More… |
