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Doha: Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs announced the beginning of the implementation of summer working hours, limiting the number of hours performed under the sun from June 1 to September 15.
The ministry on its social media reminds of Ministerial decision No. (17) for the year 2021 that stipulates limiting working hours, prohibiting work from 10am to 3:30pm.
This decision was approved and announced by the Cabinet following its meeting on May 21.
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The aim of this decision is to protect the workers from the dangers of heat stress.
The Ministry emphasized that the employer should set a schedule for determining the daily working hours in accordance with the provisions of this decision, and place this schedule in a visible place to make it easy for all workers to view it, and labor inspectors will observe it upon their inspection visits.
