(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula
To simplify employment visa procedures and protect workers' rights, a new Qatar Visa Center (QVC) will be opened in Manila, Philippines, this month, said senior official of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs.
'We are gearing up to open a new Qatar Visa Center in Philippines this month in Manila. After that the second phase of the initiative will start and new offices will be opened in Ethiopia, Morocco, Tunisia and Kenya, said Mohamed Ali Al Meer, Representative of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs at the QVC.
Biometric data processing, medical examinations and signing employment contract are the key services that are provided by Qatar Visa Centers abroad.
'The procedures do not exceed 24 to 48 hours, which saved the effort and time for management and workers. As well as it safeguards the rights of employers because in the past the worker came to Qatar and then medical tests were conducted and in case of failure in medical tests, employer used to bear significant financial losses.
'But now we have overcome this issue by conducting medical tests in respective countries of workers, he added while speaking to a local TV channel.
A number of visa centers have been opened in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka which enable government, semi-government institutions, private companies from Qatar and recruitment agencies from those countries to complete work visa procedures through a single window ensuring a simplified and quick process.
Al Meer said that the Ministry has classified the recruitment agencies which are eligible to avail services from QVCs abroad.
'The agencies must follow the laws which include absence of complaints against them, timely payment of wages, data updating and quick response to the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs in case of any complaints from workers.
He said that the recruitment agencies which do not comply with these requirements are not allowed to benefit from the services of QVCs.
Regarding awareness drives for migrant workers on their rights, he pointed out that several awareness campaigns had been carried out for the workers abroad. 'We also visit and inspect recruitment agencies, he added.
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