Ministry of Transport and Workers’ Support and Insurance Fund officials at the MoU signing ceremony.
Doha: The Workers’ Support and Insurance Fund yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to strengthen cooperation in areas of common interest.
This includes exchanging information and coordinating efforts to further support the stability of the labour market of Qatar.
The MoU reflects both parties’ commitment to uphold the policies that safeguard workers’ rights, ensure workers’ services accessibility, and reinforce the principles of intergovernmental collaboration.
The MoU was signed by MoT’s Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Land Transport Eng. Hamad Issa Abdullah and Executive Director of the Fund Kholoud Saif Al-Kubaisi, in an event attended by the Undersecretary of Ministry of Transport H E Mohammed Abdullah Al-Maadeed, and several government officials.
The agreement stipulates that the MoT will provide safe and convenient transportation for workers involved in ongoing legal cases, in coordination with the Fund.
The MoU sets a framework for institutional cooperation, including the exchange of relevant data and information, the activation of joint coordination mechanisms to ensure the continuous disbursement of financial entitlements to workers, and the monitoring of companies facing operational challenges in sectors supervised by the MoT.
Al-Maadeed said that signing the MoU with the Workers’ Support and Insurance Fund is an extension of the Ministry’s approach of strengthening its strategic partnerships with all national entities, thereby translating the MoT’s commitment to its societal role.
This collaboration, he added, contributes to enhancing the government efforts to provide fair and stable work environment for workers by giving them safe and convenient transportation to enable them reach the destinations where they can follow up their legal procedures easily and efficiently.
Kholoud Saif Al-Kubaisi, Executive Director of the Workers’ Support and Insurance Fund, emphasized that the signing of the MoU reflects the Fund’s commitment to removing logistical barriers that may hinder workers in pursuing their legal rights.
She noted that this partnership with the Ministry of Transport represents an important step toward achieving swift justice and enabling workers to access fair dispute resolution mechanisms. She also highlighted the significance of this initiative in supporting the Fund’s mission to provide social protection for workers and promote a sustainable work environment, praising the constructive cooperation with the Ministry.
Eng. Abdullah expressed the Ministry’s appreciation for this institutional partnership, which contributes to enhancing the efficiency of the transportation system in a way that serves the country’s legal and humanitarian objectives. He affirmed the Ministry’s commitment to providing the necessary logistical support in accordance with best practices and stressed that the MoU reflects the Ministry’s dedication to protecting workers’ rights in the transportation sector, while maintaining the efficiency and stability of this vital industry.
