Labour law changes: Are Qatar’s migrant workers better off?

Six months after Qatar abolished the need for an NOC to switch jobs, migrant workers tell Al Jazeera of their continued struggle.

Doha, Qatar – Shayne* has been working for the same company in Qatar for seven years, reporting for duty six days a week at a food stall. She has not received a salary increment during this period – and her pay was less than what was in the contract she signed in the Philippines before travelling to Qatar. Looking for a new challenge, and a higher salary due to the increasing needs of her family back home, Shayne decided to resign in December last year and look for a new job.