(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar Chamber (QC) has organised a seminar on stimulating private sector to participate in projects of labourers' accomodations. The event was organised in cooperation of Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs and Ministry of Municipality and Environment in the presense of officials from Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).
The seminar moderated by QC Second Vice Chairman, Rashid bin Hamad Al Athba and attended by QC First Vice Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar along with a number of board members.
The seminar focused on helping private sector companies and businesspersons know projects of laborer's accommodations in line with the public-private partnership. It also aimed to listening to views of private sector in this regard.Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser Al Thani, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Services Affairs at Ministry of Municipality and Environment was present.
Commenting on the seminar, Rashid Al Athba said that the Chamber is keenly interested to remove all obstacles that might hinder the development of private sector and its real contribution in the economic development.QC organizes this meeting to help businessmen know all procedures and decisions related to labourers' accomodations, he noted.
Eng Tareq Al Tamimi, head of labourer accommodation strategy and projects committee at Ministry of Municipality and Environment reviewed government incentives and support for the private sector in this sector.
These incentives he said, include providing lands with various areas with suitable prices (2qr for sqm), providing long-term investment contracts as well as providing integrated infrastructure.They also include providing accommodations for female labourers, he noted.
He said that 7 permanent sites for labourers in Al Shammal, Al Khor, Um Slal, Wukair, Al Rakb and Um Ghawilina will accommodate more than 240,000 labourers. There are four temporary sites in Al Shamal, Al Khor, Um Slal and Al Siliya that will accommodate 7,5000 labourers as well as 10 temporary zone not developed on an area of 300,000 sqm.
Director of inspection department at Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs Fahd Salem Al Ghanim said that Qatar labour laws make mandatory all institutions to provide all occupational safety and health and suitable accommodations for workers.
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