Qatar to grant work visas to 20,000 Palestinians
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has given orders to grant work visas to 20,000 Palestinians, the Palestinian ambassador to Qatar told Ma'an on Monday.
The move comes after 20 years in which Palestinians were prevented by Qatari authorities from acquiring visas to work in the prosperous Persian Gulf emirate, according to the ambassador.
Muneer Ghannam told Ma'an that Palestinian Authority prime minister Rami Hamdallah, who met with Sheikh Tamim two weeks ago, had requested that Qatar allow Palestinian specialists to work in Qatar in order to help reduce unemployment rates in Palestine.
The Emir of Qatar responded positively and eventually approved the entry of 20,000 Palestinians to work in his country.
The Palestinian ministries of labor and foreign affairs will coordinate with their Qatari counterparts to determine what specialists the Qatari labor market can absorb, according to the ambassador. The two ministries will soon begin publicizing a list of vacancies in Qatar.
If a Qatari employer decides later to end the contract for whatever reason, he explained, the Palestinian will return to his homeland and will not be allowed to work again in Qatar until two years have passed.
Source: Maan News
Will open up a can of worms
Well decided Ameer and hats of to him..
But the visa issuance should put some restriction on entry to achieve the intentions and goals behind that. Like it should be only for Palestinean nationals who do not have any other citizenship, otherwise all migrated richer and those who have dual nationality (in USA,UK or Canada) will steal the opportunities for poor Palastinian unemployed people. its just an opinion only. :)