
2004-05-19
Article 4
The rights prescribed by this Law represent the minimum rights of the Workers. Therefore any conditions contrary to the provisions of this Law, even if made prior to its effectiveness, shall be and void unless they are more advantageous to the Worker. Any release, compromise or waiver of the entitlements prescribed herein for the Worker shall be deemed and void.Article 33
Persons who are licensed to recruit Workers from abroad on behalf of the third parties shall be prohibited from doing the following:
1.Collecting from the recruited Workers any sums of money as recruitment fees or other charges.
2. Engaging in their offices in any other business save for that of recruiting Workers from abroad on behalf of third parties.
Article 57
Upon termination of the Worker service, the Employer shall at his cost return the Worker back to the place from where he was procured at the time of commencing the Work or to any other place as agreed upon between the parties.
The Employer shall complete the proceedings of returning the non-Qatari Worker within a period not exceeding two weeks from the expiry date of the Employment Contract. If the Worker joins another Employer before his departure from the State, the obligation to return the Worker back to the country or other place shall shift to the latter Employer.
The Employer shall bear the expenses of preparation and transport of the body of the deceased to his home country or to his place of his residence upon a request of his relatives
If the Employer does not return the Employer or transport his body after death as the case may be, the Department shall return the Worker or his body on behalf of the Employer and recover the said costs through the administrative means.
Article 93
A female Worker shall be offered a Remuneration equivalent to a male Worker when she performs similar work and she shall be entitled to the same opportunities of training and promotion.