Qatar has just announced a plan to private and public sector firms with a directive to nationalise 20% of their workforce within a year. This plan comes into effect following Kuwaits mandate of “Kuwaitisation” where 40% of the workforce has already been to citizens. The succesful campaign which ran in Kuwait in the recent years also provided citizens with a government salary in addition to the one recieved by the private companies. The combined salaries lowered the costs to the private companies and improved the efficiency of the workplace. The Qatari plan is for 20% of the workforce to be of Qatari citizenship by March 31, 2009.
“It is our responsibility to provide jobs to unemployed compatriots… There is frustration among the Qatari youth… We are encouraging fellow citizens to take up jobs in the private sector”
- Sultan Hassan al-Dosari, Civil Service Minister
Qatar facts:
- 3rd biggest natural gas reserves in the world
- Population of 1.5 million (less than 1/3 nationals)
- Relies heavily on foriegn labor
- Record high inflation rates
- Recently lowered rates
- Rumors of revaluation of Qatari riyal or [2]
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