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No NOC, No BAN Period, Qatar’s Sponsor System ‘Kafala’ Officially ‘Abolished’
Qatar has completed the preparation for the regulations of the law regulating the entry and exit of expatriates and it will come into effect from 13 December this year.
The changes are anticipated to improve the work environment through efficiency on one hand, and on the other, it is expected to end the illegal practice of visa selling and prevent bogus companies from misusing the visa laws.
If all goes well, the changes should also overhaul the image of Qatar’s labour market in the eyes of international media and rights organisations.
Among the changes, the new law abolishes the current two-year ban imposed on expatriates who want to come back to the country on a new visa. The current situation requires a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the previous employer for a former resident to take up a new job in Qatar.
The new legislation, however, will replace the sponsorship system and make the employment and stay of expats entirely contract-based, with the contract signed by a foreign worker before landing here, once the new law is in place.
In addition, employment contracts of all expatriate workers presently in the country will be replaced with new contracts.
In other words, all expatriate workers will have to sign new contracts with their employers in compliance with the provisions of the new law (No 21 of 2015).
Brigadier Mohamed Ahmed al-Atiq, assistant-director general of the Department of Border, Passport and Expatriates Affairs, explained the salient features of the new law: “Since the new law abolishes kafala (sponsorship system), a person who had previously worked in Qatar would not have to seek the approval of his former sponsor if he is recruited by a new employer.
“A foreign worker who has got a new contract to work in Qatar can come back even the next day, provided he has met the other requirements like visa,” he said.
This contract will form the basis of the understanding between a foreign worker and his employer, with the contract signed for two or five years’ duration. Both parties will be obliged to follow its clauses that will contain terms and conditions.
Once the new law is in effect, the exit permit system whereby a foreign worker needs written permission from his sponsor to travel overseas will also end and only to inform the employer of departure would be required.
If a foreign worker is fired as a punitive measure and did not appeal his dismissal or his plea was rejected by a court, he shall not be permitted to come back to Qatar before the passage of four years, according to Article 26 of the new law.
In addition, an expatriate worker deported upon a court verdict cannot come back without the approval of the Minister of Interior.
According to the new law, expatriate workers can change jobs either after the expiry of their contracts or after five years of service with their employer in the case of open-ended contracts, so long as they obtain governmental permission.
To change jobs before the contract expires, the new law specifies that the expatriate worker has to get the approval of the employer, as well as the relevant government entities.
The new law also enables expatriates to apply for exit permits themselves through the approved channels of the Ministry of Interior, without the employer’s permission. Should the request be granted, it would be issued within three working days.
In cases of emergency and the mutual agreement of both the worker and the employer, the exit permit will be granted immediately.
According to new law, no approval from former employer is required if he is recruited by a new employer. An expat can also move to another sponsor with the approval of MOI and MOLSA if the sponsor is dead or the company no longer exists.
Things you need to know about new law kafala changes:
- New law would be implemented by this year 2016.
2. New law will make employment and stay of expatiates entirely contract-based.
3. Two-year ban on a new work visa will no longer be applicable.
4. No approval from former employer required if recruited by a new employer.
5. Worker who has a new contract to work in Qatar can come back even on the next day.
6. Exit permit will not be required for travel
7. To leave Qatar, the employee needs to inform his employer three days before and apply through Metrash 2 system.
8. All presently employed expatriate workers will have present contracts replaced with new contracts by the end of this year.
9. The signing date of the fresh employment contract will be the date from when the contract will commence.
10. Employment contract has to approved by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
11. Closed contracts shall not exceed a period of five years.
12. Employees with open-ended contracts can move to another employer after spending a minimum of five years with the first employer.
13. Workers with fixed job contracts can change their work and sign new contracts if they wish so at the end of the contract period without any NOC but approval from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
14. An expat can also move to another sponsor with the approval of MOI and MOLSA if the sponsor is dead or the company no longer exists.
15. $13,731 (QAR50,000) fine and jail terms of up to three years for recruiters who allow their employees to work for other parties without prior official approval.
16. $2,746 (QAR10,000) to $6,865 (QAR25,000) fine for keeping passport of expatriate employee.
Article appeared first on constructionweekonline.com
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Amr Diab Gets Hacked on Twitter
Amr Diab’s Facebook page has announced that his twitter account has been hijacked by anonymous and now tweeting political.
Update: Amr Diab’s Facebook Page announced that “Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been restored successfully and you can follow Amr’s tweets normally now”
Amr Diab got hacked on Twitter
On Thursday 9th of Jan, Amr Diab’s Facebook page announced that Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been hacked by anonymous and now tweeting politics!
Amr Abdul-Basset Abdul-Azeez Diab (born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of pop music. He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle East Artist, three times: 1998 for the album “Nour El Ain”, 2002 for the album “Aktrr Wahid Byhbak 2001” and 2007 for the album “El Lillady”. Amr Diab also won The African Music Awards 2009, Big Apple Music Awards; Life Achievements Awards: Best Singer of The Year in 2009, and Best Male Act in African Music Awards 2010.
He is known as the Father of Mediterranean Music He has created his own style which is often termed “Mediterranean Music” or “Mediterranean Sound”, a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms.
In The Mediterranean in Music, David Cooper and Kevin Dawe referred to his music as “the new breed of Mediterranean music”.According to author Michael Frishkopf, Amr Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially in his international hit, “Nour El Ain”.
In his analysis of The Very Best of Amr Diab album, Victor W. Valdivia of All music said: “His music melded traditional Arabic sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instruments. The mesh was dubbed Mediterranean music, and The Very Best of Amr Diab displays Diab’s superb skill in creating it.”
In 1997, he won three awards at the Annual Arabic Festival: one for Best Video, for Best Song, and for Best Artist of the Year. Diab received a Triple Platinum Award for the sales of Nour El Ain and a World Music Award in Monaco.
After the success of the previously shared overall analysis of Sherine’s new album “Ana Keter” and her social media presence, we decided to fulfill your requests with more details and additional insights.
The report is from Jan 15 through Jan 31, 2014; however, starting Feb, we noticed that Sherine’s team has enhanced and developed how they engage with fans on Facebook.
Still, there’s more to do; please review the slides below to know what exactly they are missing with recommendations.
Check out the report:
Key take-outs in 15 days after the launch:
- Album gained 11 million views in 2 weeks on YouTube
- YouTube Channel subscribers boosted by 90K subscribers in 15 days out of 127K total subscribers overtime
- Buzz reached 15K tweets/RTs since the launch on Twitter
- How do people talk about the album/Sherine on Twitter?
- People are sharing songs from YouTube & SoundCloud
- +90% positive sentiment on Twitter
- Sherine’s Twitter account is excellent at spreading the news about the album’s success.
- People are tweeting the song’s lyrics.
- Sarcastic tweets about Sherine & few songs (regular) - Almost zero negativity about the album
- Album teasers on Facebook created credibility for Sherine’s page, reflected in the page results after the album’s launch in the next 15 days with 92K Interactions & 312K New Likes.
- The album received tremendous engagement on the launching date of Jan 15. However, no posts for four days after the launch negatively affected the interactions.
Recommendations:
Sherine Abdel Wahab’s Facebook page would have received double or maybe triple new likes and interactions if the improved posts’ quality; please find below the points taken:
- Long updates with no extra value-added will lead to losing your fans’ interest
- The text-only format isn’t preferred, as it is well-known that they generate less reach than other content (Facebook announcement)
- A call to action is essential to generate leads & increase engagement
- Each post has to have its visual, audio, or video so you can attract/engage your audiences
- Understand the situation and act upon it, always be relevant to the time and avoid posting irrelevant content at the wrong time.
- Revise the tone of voice in future activities.
To recap - Overall performance is average to good - Enhance your content formatting - Improve the tone of voice on all networks - Be creative to engage your fans better - Be Consistent - Start your SoundCloud account.
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Putin, Obama war on social media starts with unfriend on Facebook
New stage of the cold war, is it?
The Social media war between Putin and Obama started with UnFriend, this is the action taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Facebook diplomacy with American president Barack Obama.
The unfriending comes after an official White House update about the possibility of a US-Syrian war. President Putin revealed that Obama’s updates about the Congressional debate on a possible war with Syria have annoyed him.
After unfriending, President Putin update status on profile “Something I should have done a long time ago”
Also, He said to Russia’s Pravda News Service “President Assad and I, we are the Facebook friends. We like the same pages, we share pictures of cute women and all that. Obama needs to lighten up on there, it’s not for serious stuff,”
President Obama’s latest posts about the possibility of the war in Syria have been reported by someone and he received a warning from Facebook that he will be prevented from posting on his profile for 24 hours.
He has also commented “Really, Putin needs to grow up. If he didn’t like that [post], he could have just hid it from his news feed instead of creating all this Facebook drama,”
JOE BIDEN “Vice President of the United States” announced to reports that President Obama has signed into his Twitter account to unfollow Putin.
The turmoil generated between Putin and Obama over their dispute on the Syrian crisis. Expanded to reach the social networks
Putin and Obama on social Networks
The question now is, are we witnessing a new stage of the cold war between the two countries, will they continue the war online instead of the military tactics and old spy war?
It’s obvious that social media is really changing the game in everything, and now it’s taking over on a very high level.
Keep an eye on Digital Boom and we will keep you posted with more news and updates on the cold war and even more…
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