tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənz wɜːɹ aʊtlˈɔːd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻkˈɜːɹənt stɹˈaɪks bˌiːɪŋ kˈæɹid ˈaʊt baɪ wˈɜːkɚz ɪnðə kˈæɾɑːɹ pətɹˈoʊliːəm kˈʌmpəni tədˈeɪ kˈæɾɑːɹ ˈɛnɚdʒi.
Trade unions were outlawed by the government in 1957 in response to a large number of recurrent strikes being carried out by workers in the Qatar Petroleum Company (today QatarEnergy).