Tajikistan citizens will have the opportunity to work in Qatar next year. Salaries exceed $600, and all expenses will be covered by the employer. This was reported to Asia-Plus News Agency by the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population.
Work will be available in the following sectors: animal husbandry; construction; automotive warehouses; hotel services; conditions and salaries
According to the Migration Service, the main requirements include knowledge of English, no criminal record, and an age range of 20 to 38 years.
The employer will cover the cost of airfare, visas, housing, meals, work clothing, medical care, and transportation cards.
Salaries depend on the field and will start at $600.
Negotiations with Qatar
Earlier, Tajik representatives discussed the details of sending citizens to work in Qatar with their Qatari counterparts.
In November, Tajikistan's Minister of Labor, Gulnora Hasanzoda, met with Qatar’s Minister of Administrative Development, Labor, and Social Affairs, Ali Bin Samikh Al-Marri. The meeting reportedly addressed issues of registration, documentation, protection of migrant workers' rights, and conditions of stay in Qatar.
On June 8, 2023, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Labor of the State of Qatar was signed in Dushanbe.
The first meeting of the Working Group (WG) on implementation of a government-to-government between Tajikistan and Qatar took place in a videoconferencing format at the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) on December 6, 2020.
The parties exchanged views on stabilization of the labor market and creation of the necessary conditions for comfortable work of Tajik migrants in Qatar and issues related to organized recruitment, simplification of registration of Tajik migrants wanting to work in Qatar. It was noted that issues of protection of rights of labor migrants, knowledge of Arabic or English and qualifications of workers were of important significance.
Tajikistan and Qatar signed a protocol of cooperation on labor migration from Tajikistan to Qatar on April 27, 2012. The document was signed during a session of the bilateral working group in Dushanbe.
On February 3, 2019, Tajikistan and Qatar signed an agreement on the regulations of workers recruitment from Tajikistan to work in Qatar. The agreement that was signed in Doha includes the procedures and regulations of workers’ recruitment, in addition to the formation of a joint committee between the two sides to be held annually, to facilitate the recruitment procedures between the two countries.
