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Record high temperatures in Qatar have forced some construction companies in Doha to introduce night shifts to combat the heat.
Local reports say that the exceptionally high temperatures – averaging over 45 degrees most days – was too unbearable during the day, so some construction companies shifts had switched to working in the relative cool of the night.
Last week, temperatures peaked at 50.4 degrees in Doha - the highest recorded temperature in the city for the past 40 years.
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Earlier this month Acting Director of the Labour Inspection Department, Khaled al-Ghanim, said that his department had recently stepped up its efforts to police Qatar's midday work ban, in effect between 11.30am and 3pm until August 31.
“We have intensified our inspection efforts to enforce the rule and found the most of the companies are in compliance with the ministerial decision,” al-Ghanim told the Gulf Times.
This year, the department has almost doubled the number of inspectors it employs: 50 fresh recruits joined the 70 already working for the department, and there are plans to train and recruit more.
“To keep pace with the growing number of companies and workers in Qatar, we keep looking for more inspectors to join us,” he added.
Qatar’s not the only place feeling the heat this summer. According to US weather statistics, the first six months of the year have showed a global heat increase of around 0.03 degrees Fahrenheit.
While that may not sound much, the effects have been widespread: Thailand is suffering its worst drought in 20 years, Britain is sweating through its driest spell since 1929 and scientists say the Artic sea ice is the thinnest its been for many years.
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