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).
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.