* Between April 20 and 29, the campaign resulted in the inspection of 417 housing units and registration of violations by 1,855 companies
* Campaign seeks to determine extent to which occupational health and safety standards are applied, estimate the number of people each unit accommodates and evacuate the excess workers
The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) is continuing with its campaign to inspect workers' housing in the country's residential neighbourhoods, in co-ordination with the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Municipality and Environment, to determine the extent to which occupational health and safety standards are applied there, estimate the number of people each unit accommodates and evacuate the excess workers.
Implementation of this campaign is based on Law No 22 of 2019 amending some provisions of Law No 15 of 2010 regarding the prohibition of workers' camps within family residential areas, HE the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs' Decision No 18 of 2014 determining the conditions and specifications for appropriate housing for workers as well as HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment's Decision No 105 of 2020, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports.
Between April 20 and 29, the campaign resulted in the inspection of 417 housing units and registration of violations by 1,855 companies, according to QNA. Most of these companies are engaged in businesses such as cleaning, limousine services, restaurants and contracting.
The campaign covers different parts of Doha, such as Najma, Mansoura, Bin Dirham, Old Salata, Al Riffa and Old Al Ghanim, in addition to market areas such as Al Asmakh Street, Abdullah Bin Thani Street, Msheireb, Doha, Freej Abdulaziz and Muntazah.
The campaign procedures include placing notices on the violating houses while mentioning details such as the inspection date and the capacity of each accommodation.
Tenants and companies are advised to rectify their conditions within one week from the date of inspection and evacuate the excess number of workers to match the capacity of each accommodation, QNA adds.
The MADLSA has stressed the need to adhere to the housing specifications for workers. If companies do not comply by making the necessary amendments within a week of receiving the notice, strict measures and penalties will be taken in this regard, the report states.
The owners of the violating housing units will be referred to the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, while the violating companies will be referred to the relevant security authorities in the country.
The MADLSA has been implementing plans to raise awareness of precautionary and preventive measures in order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in workplaces and workers' accomodation. It launched the 'Conscious' campaign targeting employers and expatriate workers in several languages, in co-ordination with various departments, for reporting violations pertaining to the safety of workers in housing units and workplaces.
The ministry has allocated a hotline, 40280660, for enquiries and reporting violations of workers' housing requirements.
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