Agreement between Kazakhstan and Qatar will regulate labor migration

As Kazinform News Agency reports, an intergovernmental Kazakhstan-Qatar Agreement on the regulation of employment of Kazakh workers in Qatar was ratified by the Kazakh Majilis.
According to Labor and Social Protection Minister Svetlana Zhakupova, the sides signed the agreement on February 14, 2024 during the Kazakh President’s visit to Qatar. It’s purpose is to ensure legal and social protection of the citizens of Kazakhstan in Qatar. They established the following clear procedures for this purpose: Selection (receiving applications from the Qatari side, informing the public through the Centers for Employment and Migration); Hiring of Kazakhstani citizens and determination of their rights when employed in Qatar (conclusion of an employment contract based on a standard agreement). The standard employment contract for hiring workers from Kazakhstan in Qatar is defined by an annex to the agreement. Any changes to its provisions from the employer’s side are impossible. According to the standard employment contract, the employer must provide the employee with: Accommodation or a housing allowance; Free transportation to and from the workplace, or a transportation allowance; Medical care in accordance with the laws of Qatar; Airfare coverage at the beginning and end of the employment contract, including for the employee’s annual leave. Ratification of the agreement by Qatar came into force on November 29, 2024.
A ratification of Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan agreement on mutual protection of investments by President Tokayev was mentioned earlier.

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