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96.
Work with certified recruitment agencies in sending countries and refrain from
providing visas to workers who have gone through an uncertified agency.
97.
Work together with countries of origin to ensure that migrants arrive in Qatar
free of debt.
98.
Consider opening offices of the Ministry of Labour in sending countries which
would, jointly with local authorities, conduct information campaigns, create ethical
rating systems for local recruitment agencies and approve and register contracts.
99.
Fully respect the human rights of migrants in relation to the implementation of
all bilateral labour migration agreements entered into. Include in all bilateral
agreements a revised uniform model contract for all workers, including domestic
workers, which should ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of
migrants, including labour rights and a minimum wage. Labour contracts based on
such a model should specify the job description, the agreed salary, working and living
conditions and effective recourse and remedies. The mandatory standards of migrant
workers’ welfare of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community
Development could be used as a model.
C.
Human rights violations in the workplace
100. Ensure that there is no discrimination in relation to salaries based on the
nationality of workers and consider establishing a minimum wage.
101. Find a way to guarantee the payment of salaries and plane tickets for migrants,
inter alia by ensuring that all migrants have a bank account to which their salary is
transferred every month and that bank records are regularly checked.
102.
Ensure that all migrants are provided with identity cards.
103. Create a strong and effective labour inspection system, with a sufficient
number of labour inspectors, who should be well trained in international human
rights and labour standards. Labour inspectors should undertake thorough and
regular unannounced inspections in all worksites. They should monitor the
enforcement of labour laws, including by speaking directly with migrant workers,
reviewing their contracts and making sure they are allowed to keep their passports,
are issued with identity cards and are paid on time. Labour inspections should also
take place in labour camps in order to inspect living conditions. Labour inspectors
must be accompanied by interpreters in languages understood by migrant workers.
104. Collect disaggregated data, inter alia, on complaints by migrants against their
employers and on workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses.
105.
Audit all construction companies and make the results public.
106. Make the blacklisting and ranking of companies based on their compliance
with labour standards public and accessible to migrants.
107. Revise the Labour Law in order to impose penalties on employers who do not
pay workers their full salary on time and who do not grant them annual leave, as well
as adequate penalties for employers who do not comply with accommodation
standards for their employees.
108. Establish health and safety committees with worker representation on all
worksites.
109. Recognize the rights of association and self-organization for all workers,
including migrants.
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