Well lets see whether they 'll be able to implement the law in letter and spirit and would a ban hiring people under 18 leads to the ultimate end of this inhuman game…anyhow, better late than never
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_30-12-2004_pg7_59
Qatar said on Wednesday it was banning the use of children as jockeys in camel races, a favourite sport in the oil-rich Gulf region that has been widely criticised over the use of children brought from southern Asia, including Pakistan.
The move, announced after a cabinet meeting, follows an announcement by Doha that it was preparing to substitute robots for jockeys from next year
It did not specify the age under which children would be excluded from the sport, but a Qatari official said earlier this year that a bill was being drafted that would ban hiring people under 18.
The president of the organising committee of camel races in the gas-rich Gulf Arab state, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Faisal al-Thani, hailed the government’s move as “a sound decision … especially as we are in the last phase of readying the robot-jockey”. The decision was in line with “Qatar’s moves to entrench a culture of human rights,” he told AFP.