Qatar Chamber hosts meeting with Tanzanian recruitment agencies

Qatar Chamber hosted on Tuesday a meeting between representatives of Qatari recruitment offices and a delegation representing Tanzanian recruitment agencies.

The meeting discussed manpower co-operation and regulating the employment of expatriate workers, as well as co-ordination between Qatari agencies and their Tanzanian counterparts.Qatar Chamber assistant director general for Government Relations and Committees Affairs Ali Bu Sherbak al-Mansouri said the meeting aims at enhancing co-operation between both sides and discussing the views of the recruitment agencies of both countries to facilitate the recruitment of Tanzanian workers to Qatar.He noted that the chamber welcomes the recruitment of skilled workers from Tanzania and to benefit from them in projects being implemented in the country.Jamal Katundu, Tanzanian Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disability), thanked the Ministry of Labour and Qatar Chamber for their interest to meet with Tanzanian recruitment agencies. He explained that the aim of the delegation’s visit to Qatar is to promote Tanzanian employment and to get acquainted with recruitment procedures being implemented by Qatar.Katundu said he is looking forward to enhancing co-ordination between the two sides and exchanging information on the Qatari market and the most prominent professions required in the services, construction, and other sectors.During the meeting, Najlaa al-Ishaq delivered a presentation on employment laws in Qatar, including Law No 15 of 2017 on service workers in the home or the Domestic Workers Law. She also reviewed the services provided by the ministry's Employment Offices Section.The Tanzanian delegation reviewed the most important features of Tanzanian employment and the training procedures and programmes for those who are seeking jobs. Members of the delegation stressed that efforts were being made to qualify their workers before entering the Qatari labour market, adding that they are keen to meet with the recruitment offices in Qatar.