At the International Labor Organization's conference in Doha, occupational health experts plan to urge Qatar to establish heat stress regulations. This is because in the Gulf region, workers are exposed to dangerous temperatures that increase risk of injury, heat-related illness, and death. Additionally, experts believe that Qatar has the resources to enforce these worker protections to ensure employers are maintaining the heat safety of their workers. It is hoped that creating these workplace safety measures in Qatar will also influence other Gulf countries to do the same to protect workers from extreme heat.
See "Labor experts urge Qatar to pass heat-related worker protections to influence other countries to do the same", Andrew Mills, Reuters, May 9, 2023