Many Qataris are forced into early retirement , as each year a number of employees from
Different goverment entities are identified as surplus employees
While they do receive the retirement settlement, many prefer to continue working
A solid proof is the huge number of applicants at the career fair searching for jobs.
Just last week, the proposal to reduce the retirement age of Qataris from 60 to 59 has caused a huge controversy among Qataris in local media