Kafala system, recruitment and working conditions in Qatar

  1. Meeting document

    Presentation: Fair Recruitment Modalities - An ILO Perspective

    24 January 2017

  2. Meeting document

    The Colombo Declaration

    24 January 2017

    The Declaration, adopted by delegations of eighteen member countries of the ADD, including countries from Asia and the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, features guidelines in four areas for a collaborative agenda.

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    News

    Ministerial meeting of Abu Dhabi Dialogue adopts Declaration that refers to ILO principles and guidelines for fair migration

    24 January 2017

    The fourth ministerial meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue concluded with a Declaration on migrant workers or ‘temporary contract workers’ by delegations of eighteen member countries from Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

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    Press release

    ILO’s Asia Pacific labour conference agrees to enhance labour migration governance in the interrelated regions of Asia and the Arab States

    15 December 2016

    The meeting discussed issues affecting employment and the world of work in the Asia, Pacific and Arab States including labour migration.

  5. Meeting document

    Summary report of information session: Fair Migration with a focus on Recruitment

    14 December 2016

    The information session on fair migration with a special focus on recruitment was chaired and moderated by Mr Houngbo, Deputy Director General for Field Operations, ILO.

  6. Labour migration

    ILO participates in the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Third Ministerial Consultation on labour migration

    The ILO will meet with officials from Arab Gulf and Asian nations at the Third Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue to devise future programmes on migrant worker recruitment and internal labour market mobility.

  7. Labour migration

    Senior officials from Asian and Gulf States discuss migrant worker issues in countries of origin and destination

    Officials from Arab Gulf and Asian nations will meet to devise future programmes on migrant worker recruitment and internal labour market mobility