Ministry of Labour begins inspection of recruitment offices

Doha: The Ministry of Labour has announced that it has started inspection campaigns on recruitment offices.

On its Twitter account, the Ministry said that this came in order to monitor the commitment of recruitment offices in implementing the decision to extend the probation period for domestic workers and the decision to set the maximum prices for the recruitment of domestic workers from various countries.

The Ministry urged all citizens and residents to report any abuses or violations by recruitment offices through the hotline 40288101 or email: Info@mol.gov.qa.

The Ministry had earlier announced the decision to extend the probation period for domestic workers from three months to nine months will go into effect from, January 8, 2022, as part of decision No. (21) of 2021 amending some provisions of decision No. (8) of 2005 regulating the conditions and procedures for licensing the recruitment of domestic workers from abroad for others.