Qatar- Meet on Islamic view on migrant labour

Date

9/13/2015 8:57:28 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) building.

Doha: The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) a member of Hamad bin Khalifa University’s Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) is set to hold its first public lecture of the new academic year. The lecture to be held today will discuss “Necessary Migrant Labour Reform: Islamic Ethics Human Rights or Market Economy” from 7pm to 9pm in the auditorium of the new QFIS building within Education City.

Three panelists will address issues concerning migrant labour in Gulf countries from the perspective of Islamic law history and tradition. The criticism of some of the laws and practices governing foreign labour particularly low-skilled workers will be addressed in relation to whether they comply with Islamic principles of ethics and legislation.

The question being posed is what should take precedence — Islamic principles of ethics United Nations principles of human rights or secular profit-oriented economics. The topic asks what legislative and behavioural reforms are necessary to address those practices that do not comply with Islamic principles and human rights. It will cover not only how migrant workers may find reforms advantageous but also highlight the benefit to Gulf states and their citizens.

The event will feature a number of world-renowned social scientists and academics who focus on labour rights within Islamic Studies including Sheikh Dr Ali AlQuradaghi Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Dr Jawad Syed Professor of Organizational Behavior and Diversity Management at the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom Jabir Al Howaiel Director of the Legal Affairs at NHRC in Qatar and Dr LatifeReda Research Consultant at the International Labor Organization in Lebanon.

The panel will be moderated by Ray RajaiJureidini Professor of Migration Ethics and Human Rights at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics.

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