The International Labour Organization (ILO) has closely supported these reforms through a technical cooperation programme with the State of Qatar, particularly the Ministry of Labour (MOL). This document provides a concise summary of the key highlights and the remaining challenges...

a number of unscrupulous employers have retaliated against workers who applied to change jobs. This retaliation can take the form of threats of deportation, cancelling residency permits or filing absconding charges. Workers can still overcome these threats, but this often amounts to a bureaucratic and time-consuming process that then acts as a deterrent for others who would otherwise be keen to change jobs...