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Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Qatar, Ambassador Greta C Holtz; Ambassador of Canada to Qatar, H E Stefanie McCollum; and other participants during the webinar.
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Doha: The job contract for domestic workers has set relations between employer and domestic worker in a manner that protects rights of both parties based on the provision of the Labour Law No. 15 of 2017.
“The job contract explains working hours of domestic help, weekly off days, overtime, sick leave and liabilities of employer,” said Shaikha Mohammed Al Khater, Director of International Labour Relations Department at MADLSA.
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MOM may require employment agencies to check in on foreign domestic workers: Gan Siow Huang
A foreign domestic helper is seen strolling with an elderly woman on Oct 31, 2019. (File photo: TODAY/Najeer Yusof)
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) could make it compulsory for employment agencies to check in on their foreign domestic workers during their period of employment, Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang said in Parliament on Monday (Mar 8).
“Although it’s not mandated for (employment agencies) to check in on the foreign domestic workers, we do know of some employment agencies that take the extra step in checking with the employers as well as the foreign domestic workers … we think this is a good practice, and there is scope for us to look at inst