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Manama: A seminar in Qatar has called for the implementation of Islamic ethics with foreign workers, especially in relation to honesty, truthfulness and fulfilling promises, as a way to enhance their living conditions.

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) plans to enhance its migrant workers’ quality of life through a new welfare initiative aimed at curbing unfair employment practices, it was announced yesterday.

Doha: Nearly 150 domestic workers received counselling at the annual free medical camp yesterday. A majority of these domestic workers did not have Health Cards, which would allow them to benefit from the primary health care services.

Qatar residency visas are still being issued to domestic workers from the Philippines, despite an unofficial ban being imposed at the end of last year, Arabian Business Qatar found.

DOHA: The agency responsible for fighting human trafficking says it is monitoring at least 60 cases that have been filed in the courts against companies that trade in work visas.

Qatar’s 2022 Supreme Committee is drafting a migrant worker charter that will be implemented on all construction projects related to the 2022 World Cup, it has told Al Jazeera.

Qatar has not delivered on its pledges to improve migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Doha about its World Report 2013.

DOHA: Qatar has lifted restrictions on work visas for Vietnamese nationals and Vietnam now hopes to send housemaids here, the country’s Ambassador, Le Hong Phan, said yesterday.