DOHA: Football World Cup 2022 host Qatar will begin enforcing a law that ensures migrant workers get paid on time from early November, Labor Ministry officials said on Wednesday.

The Wage Protection System (WPS) — trumpeted by the government as a “significant” reform — has been delayed from an initial start date of August 18 to allow companies more time to prepare for the change.

It is one of a number of measures that Qatar is expected to introduce in an attempt to improve labor conditions following criticism by rights campaigners of the treatment of migrant workers.

“We will start applying the law on November 3rd,” labor ministry official Saleh Al-Shawi said at a press conference on Wednesday.