Qatar enacts law to protect foreign domestic workers

Qatar's ruler has introduced a law giving broad protection totens of thousands of foreigners working as maids, cooks, cleaners and nannies, addressing some concerns long highlighted by human rights groups.The new rules on foreign domestic staff mandate a maximum of 10 hours per working day with breaks for prayer, rest and eating, along with three weeks of severance pay at the end of their contracts.State news agency QNA said the measure was promulgated by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and was