Population Committee

Under-skilled expatriates blamed for low output rate in Qatar

A study has expressed concern over the declining productivity rates in Qatar, pointing out that the low man-hour output constitutes a major challenge to sustainable development in the country.
The study, which was issued by the Population Committee at the General Secretariat for Development Planning, said the average productivity per hour in Qatar had declined from 4.8% between 1990 and 2000 to 1.8% between 2000 and 2007, which the study blamed on the labour market policy.

From today's Gulf Times.

Polygamy rate ‘low in Qatar’
By Anwar Elshamy
Staff Reporter
A study has dismissed as “untrue” the notion that polygamy is a prevalent practice among Qataris, pointing out that the polygamous marriage rate has remained at a low level in the last two decades.
The study, which was released by the Population Committee at the General Secretariat for Development Planning, said the number of Qataris who took only one wife ranged from 89% to 96% in the period between 1997 and 2007.
“During the period covered by the study, the trend was neither declining nor rising. This means that polygamous marriages do not signify a social phenomenon in the country,” the study said.