Qatar law said to threaten 12,000 Filipino expat jobs

Officials from the Philippines’ state education departments will meet with their Qatari counterparts to discuss a law which threatens the jobs of up to 12,000 Filipino engineers and architects in the Gulf state.

Discussions will focus on Qatar’s strict implementation of a law which requires all expat professionals in the country to register their education and work experiences with the government’s Urban Planning and Development Authority (UPDA).

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