EU-UK World trade talks bids farewell stuck on to football three key legend issues Maradona Business | 13 Sport | 15 SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2020 13 RABIA II- 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8455 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Build your own plan! Terms & Conditions Apply Resignation copy required for job change request SANAULLAH ATAULLAH The job change application, submitted to the THE PENINSULA Ministry, will be assessed to accept or reject Assistant Undersecretary for following the certain rules and regulations in Labour Affairs at the Ministry this regard. of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, First text message issued from the Ministry Mohammed Hassan Al Obaidli, has said that a worker is responding to the application of a worker for job required to attach his resig- change does not mean final approval rather than nation copy with the appli- to inform the employer that his worker has cation for job change. He said that signature and stamp of the applied for job transfer. new company is also needed where a worker wants to In case of acceptance, a text message will be transfer. sent to the employer informing him about the Speaking in a Qatar TV transfer of his worker and notice period and this Enjoying a pleasant weather programme, Al Obaidli, said Families enjoying fine weather at the MIA Park in Doha yesterday. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA that the job change appli- will be considered second message. cation, submitted to the Min- istry will be assessed to accept redrafted the text message to should serve two months notice or reject following the certain make it clear for employer and period and one month in case rules and regulations in this worker. The amended text of less than two years. QFA hands over third part of the regard. message contains that a worker “The new company (where “In case of acceptance, a submitted a request for a worker wants to transfer) text message will be sent to the changing job from one should adhere to the wage pro- bid to host AFC Asian Cup 2027 employer informing him about company to other mentioning tection system, labor law, be the transfer of his worker and the name of new company. The active, have business and THE PENINSULA — DOHA hosting the tournament to the currently underway in Qatar. notice period and this will be message also includes that the project,” said Al Obidli. high standards that the QFA The guarantees confirms considered second message request is under assessment so Al Obidli said that that the The Qatar Football Association aims to achieve. The pledge the QFA’s desire to fulfil all the from the Ministry to the the worker should remain in employer has right to claim for (QFA) handed over the third fulfils the approved schedule hosting requirements– drawing employer,” said Al Obaidli. the company until the end of any charges and cost related to part of its bid to host the AFC laid out by the Asian Football on its accumulated experience “First text message issued the assessment.” training the workers and Asian Cup 2027. This section of Confederation, the game’s and organizational expertise, from the Ministry responding He said that the text obtaining driving license from the file includes the delivery of ruling body on the continent, acquired from staging many to the application of a worker message also includes that new employer as per the law a government guarantee that is according to QFA major sporting events over for job change does not mean employer is entitled to make which safeguard the rights of compatible with the AFC’s This commitment is part of more than two decades. With final approval rather than to inquiry about the application employer and employee. requirements for a successful the Qatar National Vision 2030, Qatar now considered to be the inform the employer that his enabling him to raise his con- “It is mandatory for bid, it was announced which promotes the sports hub of the region, it is worker has applied for job cerns through hotline or email employer and worker as well yesterday. advancement of the country’s fully prepared to host the transfer and the application is available in the text message. to comply to the job contract The government guarantees capabilities in all fields, with the championship – especially under assessment of the Min- Al Obaidli said that a because both parties have rights pledged by the State of Qatar is help of massive investment in given the participation of 24 istry,” said Al Obaidli. worker who spent two years and liabilities for each other,” a commitment to meeting all the coming years — already teams, who will play a total of “We in the Ministry and above in his company said Al Obaidli. `P2 regulatory conditions for evident from the mega-projects 51 matches. `P2 Trump says he’ll Qatar registers QR7bn trade surplus in October leave if Electoral THE PENINSULA — DOHA re-exports, in October 2020 increased by 18.3 percent. at the top of the countries of In second place was “Parts College formalises reached at QR15.3bn, showing The year on year decrease destination of Qatar’s exports of Aero planes or Helicopters” Qatar’s foreign merchandise a decrease of 23.5 percent com- in total exports was mainly due with close to QR2.6bn, a share with QR300m, showing a Biden's victory trade balance, which represents pared to the same month in to lower exports of Petroleum of 16.6 percent of total exports, decrease of 20.4 percent, and WASHINGTON the difference between total 2019. On monthly basis, Qatar’s gases and other gaseous hydro- followed by Japan with almost in third place was “Motor Cars AP — exports and imports, expanded exports in October 2020 carbons (LNG, condensates, QR2.3bn and a share of 14.8 & Other Motor Vehicles for the by nearly QR600m or 9.5 increased by 14.1 percent com- propane, butane, among others) percent, and China with about Transport of Persons” with President Donald Trump said percent at QR7bn in October pared to September 2020, pre- reaching at about QR9.7bn in QR2.3bn, a share of 14.8 QR200m, decrease of 60.3 that he will leave the White compared to the previous liminary data released by the October 2020, a decrease of 18.1 percent. percent. House if the Electoral College month (September 2020). Planning and Statistics percent, Petroleum oils & oils During October 2020, the In October 2020, the US formalises President-Elect Joe The trade surplus slipped by Authority (PSA) showed. from bituminous minerals group of “Turbojets, Turbo pro- was the leading country of Biden’s victory — even as he about QR4.6bn or 39.6 percent On other hand, the imports (crude) reaching QR2.1bn, pellers & Other Gas Turbines; origin of Qatar’s imports with insisted such a decision would when compared to the corre- of goods in October 2020 decreased by 39.6 percent, and Parts Thereof “ was at the top about QR1.2bn, a share of 14.7 be a “mistake” — as he spent sponding month previous year amounted to around QR8.3bn, decrease in the Petroleum oils of the imported group of com- percent of the imports, followed his Thanksgiving renewing (October 2019). showing a decrease of 1.0 & oils from bituminous minerals modities, with QR600m, by China with QR1bn almost, a baseless claims that “massive The total value of exports of percent over October 2019. (not crude) reaching QR500m, showing an increase of 46 share of 12.0 percent, and India fraud” and crooked officials in goods, including exports of However, on a month on month decreased by 62.4 percent. percent compared to October with QR500m, a share of 5.8 battleground states caused his goods of domestic origin and (m-o-m) basis the imports In October 2020, India was 2019. percent. election defeat. “Certainly I will. But you know that,” Trump said when asked whether he would Qatar presents successful vacate the building, allowing a peaceful transition of power model in overcoming in January. But Trump — taking ques- tions for the first time since repercussions of COVID-19 Election Day — insisted that “a lot of things” would happen THE PENINSULA — DOHA co-operation and partnership between now and then that to mitigate the repercussions might alter the results. Undersecretary of the Ministry of the COVID-19 pandemic, “This has a long way to go,” of Commerce and Industry, H E which has disrupted various Trump said, even though he Sultan bin Rashid Al Khater, industries and businesses lost. The fact that a sitting participated in a virtual session around the world. American president even had organised by Italy’s Ministry of He said Qatar was making to address whether or not he Foreign Affairs and Interna- unremitting efforts and has would leave office after losing tional Cooperation and the taken proactive steps to deal reelection underscores the Italian Institute for Interna- with the repercussions of the extent to which Trump has tional Political Studies (ISPI) pandemic by investing in smashed one convention after under the theme ‘Restructuring innovation, technology and another over the last three Middle East and North African science to enable urgent and weeks. Economies After COVID-19’. effective measures to contain While there is no evidence The session was held within the virus and mitigate its of the kind of widespread the framework of the sixth impact. fraud Trump has been alleging, edition of the Rome MED Touching on the efforts that he and his legal team have 2020-Mediterranean Dialogues the government has undertaken nonetheless been working to Shoppers’ delight conference, which is being held to ease the repercussions of the cast doubt on the integrity of in the Italian capital from economic crisis, he said the the election and trying to Doha Festival City witnessed unusual rush on Thursday and yesterday as residents thronged the November 25 to December 4 administration was providing overturn voters’ will in an shops for the White Friday deals.