Amir issues law on localizing private sector jobs
Published: 2 September 2024
Law to create new employment opportunities for Qataris; Labour Ministry to put in place the mechanism to implement the law
Qatar News Agency
Doha
Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued on Sunday Law No. (12) of 2024 on localizing the private sector jobs. The law will be effective six months after it is published in the official gazette.
The Ministry of Labour said this legislation aligns with Qatar National Vision 2030 and also supports the Third National Development Strategy.
The law seeks to significantly increase the effective participation of the national workforce in private sector institutions and companies, opening up new employment and career opportunities for Qataris and the children of Qatari women, thereby maximizing the utilization of qualified national competencies.
In this context, the Ministry clarified that the primary objectives of the law include enhancing the attractiveness of the labour market to the national workforce, increasing the ability of companies to attract and integrate citizens, encouraging Qatari participation in the private sector, ensuring job stability for national cadres, developing the professional skills of the national workforce, meeting the labour markets demand for qualified personnel, and incentivizing private sector companies and establishments to increase the participation of the national workforce.
The Ministry announced that it will develop a job nationalization plan for the private sector by classifying entities based on size, workforce, and job types, with the plan encompassing policies for training, employment, qualification, and university scholarship programs.
The law also empowers the Ministry of Labour to provide incentives, facilities, and privileges, as well as to sponsor citizens for the completion of their university studies in coordination with relevant authorities to prepare them for private sector roles.
To ensure job security for Qatari citizens and provide a stable work environment, the law mandates the issuance of standard employment contract templates for job nationalization, which will be binding on entities subject to the law’s provisions.
The Ministry of Labour underscored its ongoing efforts to enhance the participation of national cadres in the labour market, noting its role in the employment of Qataris and the children of Qatari women across various private sector institutions. In light of the enactment of the Job Nationalization Law, the Ministry will play a pivotal role in qualifying citizens through the development of training and development programs in partnership with the private sector, aimed at enhancing their skills and preparing them for the labour market, as well as monitoring the extent to which companies comply with nationalization policies.
