Between 2014 and 2026, Qatar dismantled the core legal pillars of its kafala sponsorship system: exit permits (2018), the No Objection Certificate for changing…
FIFA selected Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, setting off more than a decade of large-scale construction that drew the migrant workforce, and international scrutiny of…
The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy issued project-level rules on recruitment, wages and accommodation for contractors on its World Cup stadium projects, later…
The ILO Governing Body closed a 2014 complaint after Qatar committed to a technical cooperation programme. The ILO opened its first Doha project office in 2018.
Law No. 13 of 2018 cancelled the requirement for most workers to get employer permission before leaving Qatar, effective that October; domestic workers gained the same r…
Law No. 17 of 2018 created a fund to help workers recover unpaid wages and benefits when employers failed to pay; FIFA later said it disbursed over US$350 million.
Qatar adopted Law No. 17 of 2020 setting a non-discriminatory minimum wage, and Law No. 19 of 2020 removing the requirement to get a former employer sign-off before chan…
Ministerial Decision No. 17 of 2021 banned outdoor work from 10:00-15:30 in summer and whenever the WBGT heat-stress index exceeds 32.1 degrees Celsius.
The tournament brought Qatar labour reforms, and their gaps, to a global audience, and put the government disputed death-toll figures under renewed scrutiny.
Qatar and the ILO signed a further US$19 million programme running to 2028, as recruitment-fee debt and uneven enforcement remain live concerns after the World Cup.
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