Sectors

Plans to extend the probation period to nine months were announced last year, and the new regulations recently came into effect. But details remain unclear to domestic workers, who will be most affected by the changes.

Pandemic policies continues to impact the sector, with workers bearing the brunt.

A year after Qatar rolled out significant labour reforms, changing jobs remains a difficult process — and an expensive one, with employers demanding huge kickbacks from workers. The messaging on paper contradicts what workers are told on-site at the labour ministry. Women migrants, particularly domestic workers, are the worst affected by these ambiguities.

Saudi Arabia banning the use of 'servant' does little to improve the lot of domestic workers