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October 21, 2020

Domestic workers in Qatar suffer extreme overwork and abuse

The system continues to allow employers to treat domestic workers not as human beings but as possessions, says Amnesty.
October 19, 2020

UK military agreement with Qatar criticised over disregard for human rights

A new military agreement between the UK and Qatar will provide a UK base for the Qatari Emiri Air Force.
September 2, 2020

New laws to protect migrant workers in Qatar welcomed

Employers can still file criminal 'absconding' charges against workers who leave their job without permission, and will remain responsible for their workers’ residence permits, thus retaining considerable power over those employees.
August 25, 2020

Qatar has made little progress on protecting migrant workers, says new report

Qatar has failed to meet its commitment to abolish the 'kafala' system, which ties migrant workers’ visas to their employers.
June 15, 2020

Migrant workers unpaid for months of work on FIFA World Cup stadium

Migrant workers employed on a construction project for a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar worked for up to seven months without pay, Amnesty International has revealed.
November 15, 2019

UN Working Group calls on Qatar to protect people from arbitrary detention

The de facto deprivation of liberty at the hands of private individuals disproportionally affects women through the system of legal guardianship, and migrant workers who are prevented from leaving their employers.
September 21, 2019

Migrant workers still being exploited in Qatar, says Amnesty

Hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar are going unpaid despite Qatar’s repeated promises to improve workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International.
February 6, 2019

Many migrant workers in Qatar 'still at risk of forced labour'

The Qatari authorities are still failing to tackle widespread labour exploitation in the country, says Amnesty International.
September 27, 2018

Migrant workers unpaid for months by company linked to Qatar World Cup

Scores of indebted workers from India, Nepal and the Philippines are owed an average of £1,500 each.
December 24, 2017

Reflections on Qatar's National Day

I am not from Qatar nor, for that matter, am I from the Gulf region. I have never worked in this region and so do not qualify as an expatriate resident either.

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