The Ministry of Labour issued the monthly statistical bulletin for October, which reflects the key statistics and figures of the labour sector in the country, as well as the results of inspection visits to various establishments.
The bulletin showed that the ministry received about 6,989 requests for new recruitment, 3,032 were approved, 3,957 were rejected, while the requests to modify the profession totalled 3,578 requests, 3,520 requests were approved and 58 were rejected.
During October, the Labour Inspection Department also conducted intensive inspection campaigns to monitor the extent to which establishments comply with the laws and ministerial decisions concerned with regulating the Labour market in Qatar, with a total number of 3,712 inspection visits in various regions, which resulted in registering 1,173 violations, and 575 warnings.
With regard to labour complaints, the statistical bulletin showed that the Labour Relations Department received complaints from workers against the facility
(about 2,370 complaints). Of these, 354 complaints were settled, 170 complaints were referred, and approximately 1,846 complaints remained under procedure.
The statistical bulletin highlighted all figures related to labour dispute settlement committees. It showed that the number of cases referred to the committees during the past month amounted to about 635 cases, with the total number of decisions issued at 513 cases, and total decisions still under procedure at about 587 cases.