Filipino Workers
Filipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that Qatar was going to hire 37,000 more Filipinos to work on infrastructure projects in 2009, mostly in the areas of services, construction, and energy. The Qatar Minister of Labour also set aside 121,924 work permits "exclusively for Filipinos," also for 2009. About 22 major companies (and 27 in all), including engineering company Bechtel-Qatar, Royally owned transportation company Mowasalat and Lulu Hypermarkets. In addition, 65% of the construction workers helping build New Doha International Airport are Filipino. The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment also has a Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Qatar.
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