LincolnPirate,
Why implement it with force when the Emir has the power to introduce these basic social improvements?
Wouldn’t it be a wise move to improve Qatar's image and after all it wouldn’t come out of his pocket!
A decent minimum salary, labor law warranting to all 1 month holidays, 5 working days a week, over time paid, decent housing conditions, would certainly attract quality workmanship and the country would benefit twice (reputation and quality outputs)!

The prices of a 5 star hotel here are equivalent of those in Paris, London, New York. But the salaries of the people, who work in these hotels here, are a tiny fraction of what they make in those cities!
And this example applies to all other trades.