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Law No. 14 of 2004 on the promulgation of Labour Law

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 14Date: 19/05/2004 Corresponding to 30/03/1425 HijriNumber of Articles: 150Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 9Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 06/07/2004 Corresponding to 19/05/1425 HijriPage from: 229

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Workers’ Organizations

116 Article

The Workers working in an Establishment where the number of Qatari Workers is not less than one hundred may form a committee among themselves to be named the "Workers Committee", and no more than one committee in the Establishment shall be formed.

The Workers' committees in the Establishments working in one trade or industry, or in trades or industries that are similar or connected to each other, shall have the right to form a general committee among themselves to be named “the general committee for workers of the trade or industry”.

The general committees of the workers of different trades and industries may form amongst themselves a general union to be called the "General Union of Qatari Workers".

Membership in the two aforesaid committees and the General Union of Qatari Workers shall be limited to Qatari Workers. The Minister shall determine the terms and procedures for the formation of the aforesaid Workers' Organizations, membership therein, the way of carrying out their business and the similar or connected trades and industries.
117 Article

The Workers Organizations shall have legal entity upon their formation in accordance with the provisions of this law.
118 Article

The Workers Organizations shall assume the taking care of the interests of their members, the protection of their rights and the representation of them in all matters related to the Work affairs.
119 Article

The Workers' Organizations shall be prohibited from the following:
1. Exercise of any political or religious activities.
2. Preparation, printing or publishing, or distribution of leaflets offensive to the State or the existing situations therein.
3. Entering into any financial speculations of whatsoever nature.
4. Acceptance of gifts or donations, except by approval of the Ministry.
The Minister may dissolve the Workers' Organization if it commits any of the foregoing prohibited matters or Work outside the purposes for which it is established.
120 Article

If amicable settlement of the dispute between them and the Employer becomes impossible, the Workers may go on strike in accordance with the following measures:
1. There is approval of three quarters of the general committee of the Workers of the trade or industry.
2. The Employer is given notice of a period of not less than two weeks before the commencement of the strike and the approval of the Ministry is obtained after coordination with the Minister of Interior Affairs in respect of the time and place of the strike.
3. There is no prejudice to the State belongings, or possessions of the individuals or their security and safety.
4. Strikes in vital public utilities such as petroleum and gas related industries, electricity, water, seaports, airports, transportation and hospitals shall be prohibited.
Resort to strike action shall only be made if amicable settlement between the Workers and Employer through conciliation or arbitration according to the provisions of this Law becomes impossible.
121 Article

The Workers' Organizations shall set out their statutes in accordance with the forms issued by a decision from the Minister, and which shall particularly include the following:
1. Terms of membership and cases of termination.
2. The rules and procedures of nomination and election.
3. The sources of financing the organization and the amount of subscriptions by the members.
4. Methods of disposal of the fund control over their financial transactions and the registers that shall be maintained for this purpose.
5. The rules and procedures of dissolution thereof, and disposition of their fund.
122 Article

The Employer shall be prohibited from compelling the Worker to join or not to join any of Workers' Organizations, or to refrain from implementing any of their decisions
123 Article

The General Union of Qatar Workers may, after approval of the Ministry, join any Arab or International Organizations working in the field of the Workers' Organizations.