Labour Ministry carries out 716 inspections at recruitment offices

Published: 27 January 2025

Ministry releases fourth quarter 2024 statistical bulletin

Qatar News Agency
Doha

The Ministry of Labour said that its ongoing digital transformation has significantly stream­lined procedures and expedited transactions, enhancing the per­formance of its service depart­ments during the fourth quarter of 2024.

The fourth-quarter statistical bulletin, which outlines key fig­ures and statistics for the labour sector, alongside the results of inspection visits to various estab­lishments, reveals that the Work Permits Department processed approximately 120,696 applica­tions.

These included 30,156 requests for new recruitment, 84,753 appli­cations for general work permits (personal number extensions), and 5,787 applications for special work permits (sponsorship for de­pendents, GCC nationals, inves­tors, property beneficiaries, etc.).

With regard to labour dis­putes, the bulletin indicates that the Labour Disputes Department addressed 6,316 complaints, of which 3,077 were resolved. The department also received 241 public reports, all of which were addressed and resolved.

Concerning the Labour Dis­putes Committees, the bulletin shows that 1,243 cases were re­ferred to the committees during the fourth quarter, with 1,379 de­cisions issued.

On the matter of employment contracts, the bulletin highlights that the Labour Relations Depart­ment handled 166,562 requests for contract authentication, as well as 38,381 requests for labour sec­ondment and 17,544 requests for profession amendments.

In its regulatory role, the Ministry of Labour’s inspection teams conducted numerous vis­its to monitor compliance with labour laws and market regula­tions. The Ministry carried out 716 inspection visits to recruit­ment offices during the fourth quarter, of which 684 resulted in no violations. Eighteen warnings were issued to address violations, and 14 companies were perma­nently closed.

Furthermore, the Labour In­spection Department carried out intensive campaigns to monitor compliance with labour laws and ministerial decisions across the country. A total of 8,057 inspec­tions were conducted, leading to 616 companies being warned to remove violations, with 2,190 violation reports filed against companies.