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QAT-2018-L-107337
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Title_of_text
Law No. 17 of 2018 Establishing the Workers’ Support and Insurance Fund.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Qatar
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2018-11-19
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
قانون رقم 17 لسنة 2018 بشأن إنشاء صندوق دعم وتأمين العمال
Abstract/Citation
The fund aims to support, ensure and provide care for workers, guarantee their rights and provide a healthy and safe working environment for them. In particular it is tasked with (Art. 5):
1.Providing the needed and sustainable financial resources for the support and insurance of workers.
2.Paying the workers' benefits, which are settled by the labor dispute settlement committees, and subsequently reclaiming those amounts from the employer.
3.Contributing to the provision and establishment of playgrounds, entertainment venues, or workers’ accommodation, in coordination with the relevant authorities.
The fund shall receive for its annual budget 60% of the fees collected for workers’ permits and their renewal (Art. 4).
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2004-05 (QAT-2004-L-67387)
Qatar Labour Law 2004 (Law No. 4 of 2014).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2015-10-27 (QAT-2015-L-102231)
Law No. 21 of 2015 regulating the entry and exit of expatriates and their residence.
Related text(s)
2017-08-22 (QAT-2017-L-105099)
Law No. 15 of 2017 concerning Domestic Workers.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation Online in Arabic
Author
ALMEEZAN - Qatar Legal Portal
Country
Qatar
URL
www.almeezan.qa
File
17-2018.pdf (PDF in Arabic)