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Morocco – Qatar Agreement regulating the Employment of Moroccan Workers in the State of Qatar

Title Morocco – Qatar Agreement regulating the Employment of Moroccan Workers in the State of Qatar

Date of conclusion 17 May 1981

Entry into force In effect

Text versions Arabic

Source:

- Official Journal Issue No. 5 (01 January 1983) p. 106. Retrieved from: Al-Meezan Qatar Legal Portal, accessed: 15 May 2013.

Abstract

The purpose of this agreement is to regulate the recruitment of Moroccan workers by Qatari employers.

Art. 4 stipulates that requests for Moroccan workers made by Qatari employers must include all pertinent information necessary to enable the worker to make an informed decision about the employment offer. This includes working conditions, wages, end of service rewards…etc.

Art. 5 requires the Qatari employer to bear the travel costs of worker to and from Qatar except in cases where the worker resigns before the end of his contract.

Individual employment contracts must regulate the hiring of Moroccan workers in Qatar and it must include details of the employer’s commitment to arrange for the worker’s accommodation (Art. 7)

Art. 11 grants Moroccan workers the right to remit to Morocco any of their savings in accordance with Qatari financial laws.

Art. 12 requires the establishment of a Joint Committee which shall have the following functions: coordinate between the governments of Qatar and Morocco, resolve any disputes arising under the agreement, and recommend amendments to it.