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Labour ministry raises awareness among workers on COVID-19

Published: 13 Mar 2020 - 07:02 pm | Last Updated: 12 Nov 2021 - 10:36 am
A worker sanitizes a street on the fourth day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Milan, Italy, March 13, 2020. Reuters/Daniele Mascolo

A worker sanitizes a street on the fourth day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Milan, Italy, March 13, 2020. Reuters/Daniele Mascolo

QNA

Doha: Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor, and Social Affairs formed a team that will check workers accommodation and encourage them to take the appropriate precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

The ministry said in a statement today that the team gave out brochures in multiple languages, masks, and sanitizers to help the workers prevent themselves against coronavirus. The effort was done in cooperation with Qatar Charity.

The ministry encouraged all companies to ensure a healthy and safe environment for its workers by taking all the precautionary measures against the spread of the disease.