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Ministry sets maximum working hours in private sector during Ramadan

Published: 09 Apr 2022 - 10:52 pm | Last Updated: 09 Apr 2022 - 11:04 pm
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Doha: The Ministry of Labor has announced that the maximum working hours during Ramadan in the private sector are 36hrs/week.

The Ministry announced on their official Twitter handle that the provision of Article 73 of the Labour law states that the maximum working hours during the holy month of Ramadan in the private sector are 36hrs/wk, six hours per day.

The ministry added in the statement: " Meanwhile the maximum working hours during the remaining months of the year are 48hrs/wk, eight hours per day."