39. 委员会遗憾地注意到，尽管缔约国报告中提供的信息表明 kafalah 制度(赞助制度)已被取消，但新的劳动法并没有废除移民工人出境许可证制度，女性家庭佣工仍然需要获得雇主的允许才能离开该国，这经常导致剥削和虐待。此外，雇主实际没收了移民工人的，并且未能续签外国工人的居留证和医疗卡，使他们因在该国非法居住而被捕和被拘留。在这方面，委员会对卡塔尔与国际劳工组织签署的协议表示欢迎，这份协议旨在制定技术合作方案，1 卡塔尔政府在该方案中承诺使其法律和做法符合国际劳工标准(第 16 条)。1 见 国 际 劳 工 组 织 文 件 GB.331/INS/13(rev.)。 可 查 阅www.ilo.org/gb/GBSessions/GB331/ins/WCMS_586479/lang--en/index.htm。
39. The Committee notes with regret that, despite the information provided in the State party’s report indicating the removal of the kafalah system (sponsorship), the new labour law does not abolish exit permits for migrant workers, including female domestic workers, who still have to obtain their employers’ permission to leave the country, which frequently leads to exploitation and abuse. Moreover, the de facto confiscation of passports by employers and their failure to renew foreign workers’ residence permits and health cards expose them to arrest and detention for unlawful presence in the country. In this regard, the Committee welcomes the agreement signed between Qatar and the International Labour Organization with a view to establishing a technical cooperation programme,1 within which the Qatari Government has committed to align its laws and practices with international labour standards (art. 16).