kˈæɾɑːɹ hˈæzbiːn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, bˌʌt həznɑːt ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌv ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ænd pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌvðə ɹˈaɪt tʊ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪz kənvˈɛnʃən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ɔːɹ ðə ɹˈaɪt tʊ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪz ænd kəlˈɛktɪv bˈɑːɹɡɪnɪŋ kənvˈɛnʃən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
Qatar has been a member of the International Labour Organization since 1972, but has not ratified the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948, or the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949.