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CATHERINE W GICHUKI
DOHA
The labour agreement signed by Qatar and Ethiopia will enhance protection of Ethiopian workers in Qatar by ensuring transparency in workers’ recruitment, according to Ethiopian Ambassador to Qatar HE Samia Zekaria Gutu.
“We are working hard to implement the agreement on both ends,” the Ethiopian Ambassador told Qatar Tribune.
The implementation of the labour agreement will be followed by setting of the minimum wage of Ethiopian workers, she said. “We are really trying to make this happen.”
Gutu explained that some unscrupulous manpower agents from Ethiopia bring workers to Qatar on false promises of good jobs with good salaries, but when the workers arrive here, they don’t even get close to what they were promised before coming.
“It’s a problem for all of us. We need to ensure that only trained people come through the legal channels to ensure transparency of job contracts,” the ambassador remarked.
The ambassador said that most of the Ethiopians coming to Qatar are semi-skilled workers.
On a different note, the new Ethiopian ambassador said that the relationship between Qatar and Ethiopia is very strong, adding that the Ethiopian government is trying to attract Qatari investment in diverse sectors in Ethiopia. “They can invest in agriculture, manufacturing and in other priority areas such as hospitality,” she pointed out.
“We are seeking Qatari investment because Addis Ababa is one of the most happening places within the African Union with major conferences and meetings taking place there frequently. Besides, tourism is really popular in Addis Ababa and hospitality industry has a lot of potential,” she remarked.
Gutu added that another area that Qatar and Ethiopia are collaborating on is culture. “Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. We have many tourist sites. We have many tourist destinations that need to be developed and Qatar can contribute to this,” she said.
DOHA
The labour agreement signed by Qatar and Ethiopia will enhance protection of Ethiopian workers in Qatar by ensuring transparency in workers’ recruitment, according to Ethiopian Ambassador to Qatar HE Samia Zekaria Gutu.
“We are working hard to implement the agreement on both ends,” the Ethiopian Ambassador told Qatar Tribune.
The implementation of the labour agreement will be followed by setting of the minimum wage of Ethiopian workers, she said. “We are really trying to make this happen.”
Gutu explained that some unscrupulous manpower agents from Ethiopia bring workers to Qatar on false promises of good jobs with good salaries, but when the workers arrive here, they don’t even get close to what they were promised before coming.
“It’s a problem for all of us. We need to ensure that only trained people come through the legal channels to ensure transparency of job contracts,” the ambassador remarked.
The ambassador said that most of the Ethiopians coming to Qatar are semi-skilled workers.
On a different note, the new Ethiopian ambassador said that the relationship between Qatar and Ethiopia is very strong, adding that the Ethiopian government is trying to attract Qatari investment in diverse sectors in Ethiopia. “They can invest in agriculture, manufacturing and in other priority areas such as hospitality,” she pointed out.
“We are seeking Qatari investment because Addis Ababa is one of the most happening places within the African Union with major conferences and meetings taking place there frequently. Besides, tourism is really popular in Addis Ababa and hospitality industry has a lot of potential,” she remarked.
Gutu added that another area that Qatar and Ethiopia are collaborating on is culture. “Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. We have many tourist sites. We have many tourist destinations that need to be developed and Qatar can contribute to this,” she said.
