Labour Market Strategy (LMS)

Overview

Qatar’s Labour Market Strategy was initiated in 2005, under the direction of the Planning Council of Qatar.
In 2006, a National Action Plan was agreed by nine government and non-government agencies which aims to address Qatar labour market issues by researching and implementing projects under several labour-related categories:

The Strategic Goal of the Labour Market Strategy and its National Action Plan is: To foster sustainable economic and employment growth in Qatar, and achieve this through the development and implementation of effective labour market policies and services that:

n	Develop and utilize a Qatari labour force that is equipped to learn and adapt
n	Maintain and improve Qatari labour market participation
n	Strengthen workplace productivity

The first objective of the 2005 Labour Market Strategy was to assess how the Qatar labour market currently operates, with a specific focus on the labour market participation of Qatari nationals.

The next was to recommend how local capacity could be developed to provide expertise on labour-related issues for the future, and deliver a framework for manpower planning. This has been developed into the Qatar Labour Model.

The National Action Plan’s overall objective is to deliver the Strategy’s recommendations - building sustainable policies that will meet future requirements of the private and public sectors, and help the country work towards “Qatarisation”.

of the Strategy entailed a study, led by the World Bank, which looked into the way the Qatar labour market currently operates, with a specific focus on the labour market participation of Qatari nationals.

The report of this study offered recommendations in support of three national objectives that Qatar is working towards:

The report also focused on how local capacity could be developed to provide expertise on labour-related issues for the future, and delivered a framework for manpower planning.
 

of the Strategy saw its recommendations developed in consultation with government and a range of other public and private sector stakeholders.

In 2006, the Labour Market Strategy National Action Plan was agreed by stakeholders as a means to implement the objectives of the strategy.

Also in 2006, the Qatar Labour Model (QLM) was launched as a mechanism for simulating possible manpower scenarios in the future.
 

of the Strategy sees the National Action Plan poised for its delivery to commence in 2007, with nine government and non-government agencies committed to delivering its projects.

10 projects are being developed under 4 key areas:

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Information Collection & Management

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Education, Training & Work Support

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Labour Market Policy & Institutional Development

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Public Service Employment & Productivity