Drive Launched to Crack Down on Unlicensed Nurseries
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BUSINESS | 01 SPORT | 12 Qatar can 'Busy' Qatar emerge as most get set for preferred seat Afghanistan of arbitration clash Monday 2 September 2019 | 3 Muharram 1441 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 8002 | 2 Riyals Upgrade your home internet to 150 Mbps and watch the best football leagues with Ooredoo ONE! Amir holds telephone Amir receives invitation to attend Kuala Lumpur Summit talk with Jordan King QNA relations between the two DOHA countries and ways of boosting them for the benefit Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin of the two countries and Hamad Al Thani held yesterday brotherly peoples, in addition a telephone conversation with to discussing a number of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein topics of common interest. of the Hashemite Kingdom of The King invited H H the Jordan. Amir to visit Jordan, and His During the call, they Highness welcomed the reviewed the strong brotherly invitation. Drive launched to crack down on unlicensed Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a written message from the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad, nurseries inviting H H the Amir to attend the Kuala Lumpur Summit, which will be held in Malaysia from December 18-21. The message was delivered by Foreign Minister of Malaysia, Saifuddin bin Abdullah, when H H the Amir met him at the Amiri Diwan yesterday morning. ‘Ayalak Amanah’ aims at curbing the practice of unlicensed nurseries, educating the targeted people about the impact of erring nurseries on Visa on arrival their children and creating awareness among Qatar Visa Center to open in for Qatari them about the law for regulating nurseries. Manila this month: Official citizens in Iran SANAULLAH ATAULLAH She said that unlicensed QNA THE PENINSULA nurseries are prime target of the SIDI MOHAMED by Qatar Visa Centers abroad. simplified and quick process. DOHA campaign followed by the indi- THE PENINSULA “The procedures do not Al Meer said that the Min- The Ministry of Administrative viduals especially parents. exceed 24 to 48 hours, which istry has classified the The authorities in the Islamic Development, Labour and Social Speaking about the role of To simplify employment visa saved the effort and time for recruitment agencies which are Republic of Iran have decided Affairs yesterday launched the Ministry about regulating procedures and protect management and workers. As eligible to avail services from to grant holders of Qatari pass- three-month-long campaign to nurseries, Al Abdullah said: “The workers’ rights, a new Qatar well as it safeguards the rights QVCs abroad. ports tourist visas upon arrival curb the practice of unlicensed Ministry is the only authority to Visa Center (QVC) will be of employers because in the “The agencies must follow at Iranian airports, an official nurseries and check the viola- issue licenses for building nurs- opened in Manila, Philippines, past the worker came to Qatar the laws which include absence source at the Foreign Ministry’s tions of licensed nurseries in the eries and monitoring them. The this month, said senior official and then medical tests were of complaints against them, Department of Consular Affairs country with the help of coun- law for regulating nurseries stip- of the Ministry of Administrative conducted and in case of failure timely payment of wages, data said. trywide awareness programmes ulates double punishment — Development, Labour and in medical tests, employer used updating and quick response to The source added that Qatari and inspections drives. hefty fine and jail sentence — for Social Affairs. to bear significant financial the Ministry of Administrative nationals can obtain a single or The campaign which started establishing and running nurs- “We are gearing up to open losses. Development, Labour and Social multiple-entry visa by the yesterday will continue until eries without proper licenses.” a new Qatar Visa Center in Phil- “But now we have overcome Affairs in case of any complaints Embassy of the Islamic Republic December 1, 2019. Addressing the Regarding the monitoring of ippines this month in Manila. this issue by conducting medical from workers. of Iran in Doha, to avoid occa- press conference on the launch of nurseries, she said that inspection After that the second phase of tests in respective countries of He said that the recruitment sional delays at the arrival airport the countrywide campaign, Najat campaigns are regularly the initiative will start and new workers,” he added while agencies which do not comply in case of crowding of passengers Daham Al Abdullah, Director of launched on monthly basis to offices will be opened in speaking to a local TV channel. with these requirements are not at the visa office at the airport. Family Affairs Department at the ensure that the nurseries are Ethiopia, Morocco, Tunisia and A number of visa centers allowed to benefit from the Ministry said that the campaign complying with legal require- Kenya,” said Mohamed Ali Al have been opened in India, services of QVCs. ‘Ayalak Amanah’ (Your Children ments and rules, and staff are Meer, Representative of the Min- Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka Regarding awareness drives Entrusted to Your Care )aims at qualified to care the children. istry of Administrative Devel- which enable government, for migrant workers on their Hezbollah, Israel curbing the practice of unlicensed “We have female inspectors opment, Labour and Social semi-government institutions, rights, he pointed out that exchange fire at nurseries, educating the targeted armed with judicial power con- Affairs at the QVC. private companies from Qatar several awareness campaigns people about the impact of erring ducting inspection campaigns Biometric data processing, and recruitment agencies from had been carried out for the Lebanon border nurseries on their children and cre- and we have chosen the female medical examinations and those countries to complete workers abroad. “We also visit ating awareness among them about because all the nursery workers signing employment contract are work visa procedures through and inspect recruitment AFP the law for regulating nurseries. are women.” `P4 the key services that are provided a single window ensuring a agencies,” he added. KIRYAT SHMONA Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the Lebanese border HIA’s ‘Summer in Qatar’ engaged over 7 million passengers yesterday after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an THE PENINSULA travellers to try on traditional Qatari escalation and prompting UN DOHA costumes, with these cherished calls for restraint. memories captured on Polaroid There were no casualties Hamad International Airport’s (HIA) photos given to the passengers. The reported and the violence sub- ‘Summer in Qatar’ programme, heritage zone also included Qatari sided in the early evening. which ran from July to August, traditional dance performances Israel said it responded with engaged more than seven million (Fraisa) and a calligraphy artist who around 100 artillery shells after passengers in the award-winning wrote passengers’ names in tradi- Hezbollah fired two or three terminal. tional Arabic calligraphy and gifted anti-tank missiles at a battalion During the summer peak them to the passengers. headquarters and military season, HIA focused its efforts on Other handicraft activities ambulance, hitting both. making travel as dynamic, inter- under the heritage zone included a After the exchange of fire active and entertaining as possible Henna body art activation and a began, Lebanon’s Prime Min- having partnered with Qatar netmaker. Travellers also enjoyed ister Saad Hariri contacted National Tourism Council (QNTC), Qatari hospitality by visiting the senior US and French officials Qatar Airways (QR), and Qatar Duty Gahwa (Arabic coffee) and dates to urge their countries and the Free (QDF) to deliver the biggest section. international community to ‘Summer in Qatar’ programme yet. Another popular activation intervene. ‘Summer in Qatar’ at HIA fea- area during the festival was the France’s foreign ministry tured a heritage zone, which engaged kids’ zone which provided kids later said it was engaged in passengers from all over the world with a variety of games such as a “multiple contacts” aimed at through more than 260 hours of cul- giant Lego experience and a averting an escalation. tural and traditional performances. painting wall where they were able The head of the UN peace- The performances included a ‘Tra- to play while waiting for their keeping force in Lebanon called Roaming performers during HIA's ‘Summer in Qatar’ programme. ditional Costume Op’ which allowed flights. `P3 for “maximum restraint”. 02 HOME MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2019 Permanent Representative FM meets Malaysian counterpart OFFICIAL NEWS in Geneva reaffirms Amir sends congratulations to Qatar’s commitment King of Malaysia to support UN Office DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al QNA new Director-General of the UN Thani and Deputy Amir GENEVA Office at Geneva, Tatiana Val- H H Sheikh Abdullah bin ovaya. During the meeting, they Hamad Al Thani sent The Permanent Representative reviewed the cooperation rela- yesterday cables of con- of the State of Qatar to the tions between the State of Qatar gratulations to Sultan United Nations in Geneva, H E and the UN Office and ways of Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, enhancing them, in addition to Mustafa Billah Shah, King of affirmed the commitment of the topics of common interest. Malaysia, on the occasion of State of Qatar to continue to The Permanent Represent- his country’s Independence support the UN Office, especially ative of Qatar to the United Day. QNA in efforts and plans to renovate Nations congratulated Valovaya Amir greets and rehabilitate the UN building for her new position, stressing in accordance with the strategic that her extensive experience President of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al heritage saving plan of the will enable her to manage the Thani, met yesterday with the Foreign Minister of Malaysia, Saifuddin bin Abdullah, who is on an Slovak Republic Geneva-based office.