In accordance with the decision, the closed offices may not engage in recruiting labour or concluding contracts with employers. Meanwhile, the ministry revoked the licence of Colombo office and referred it to the security authorities as it was practising another business in the office, such as cleaning and hospitality activities, in addition to the exploitation of workers who entered the country on visit and family visas by making them work without a work permit.
The ministry last week began carrying out inspection campaigns of recruitment offices to monitor their commitment to implementing the decision to extend the probation period for domestic workers from three months to nine months, and the decision setting the maximum prices for the recruitment of domestic workers. The ministry said that the inspection teams made sure that the new forms of employment contracts for domestic workers were used, in addition to making sure that the recruitment prices were adhered to according to the decision to set the maximum prices for the recruitment of domestic workers.
The Ministry of Labour has allocated direct means of communication to receive complaints from the public, including a hotline at the number 40288101, and the e-mail infomol.gov.qa. It also urged all citizens and residents to report any abuses or violations by the recruitment offices.
