Qatar

Qatar is a small, wealthy country located on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East. It is known for its vast oil and natural gas reserves, and has become a major player in the global energy market. In recent years, Qatar has also emerged as a center for international trade and investment, with a rapidly growing economy and a strong focus on infrastructure development. However, the country has also faced criticism for its treatment of migrant workers, who make up a significant portion of the labor force. These workers often face poor working conditions, low wages, and restrictions on their rights and freedoms. Qatar has taken some steps to address these issues, but there is still much work to be done to ensure that all workers in the country are treated fairly and with respect.

 

A crushing insult: the final of the Qatar World Cup on International Migrants Day
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A crushing insult: the final of the Qatar World Cup on International Migrants Day

Thursday 15 December 2022  In our latest blog, Cristina Patriarca, Safe Migration Officer, discusses the importance of protecting migrant rights in the context of combatting modern slavery.  Credit Equidem Research Every year, on December 18, we celebrate migrants across the world as we mark the adoption of the UN International Convention on the Protection of…

Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform – allAfrica.com
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Africa: Raising the Alarm On the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform – allAfrica.com

Colombo, Sri Lanka — The writer is Campaign Manager – Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law In September 2021, in the midst of a pandemic-related lockdown, a 15-year-old Muslim girl from Colombo, Sri Lanka was married off by her relatives to a much older man. A local women’s rights group reported this case to…

FIFA refuses to set up compensation fund for exploited workers
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FIFA refuses to set up compensation fund for exploited workers

The world’s soccer governing body, FIFA, has reportedly refused to set up a support fund for migrant workers who suffered abuses working on key World Cup projects. Failure to act Freedom United is deeply disappointed at this announcement from FIFA, an organisation set to rake in over $7 billion from the tournament. Human rights organizations,…

Migrant worker exploitation in Qatar still needs to be called out
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Migrant worker exploitation in Qatar still needs to be called out

The 2022 FIFA world cup tournament has ended and we are disappointed that FIFA has not announced a dedicated compensation fund for exploited migrant workers who made the tournament happen. The 2022 World Cup has been mired in controversy from the beginning and questions regarding remedy for human rights abuses remain unanswered. While those who…

Will life get better for Qatar’s migrant workers now the World Cup is over?
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Will life get better for Qatar’s migrant workers now the World Cup is over?

For nearly 12 years now, the preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has shone a spotlight on the use and abuse of migrant workers in the global economy today. Hundreds of thousands of workers went into debt paying recruiters for a job placement; many were never paid what they were promised; and…

Ahead of final Nepalis demand FIFA compensate migrant workers
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Ahead of final Nepalis demand FIFA compensate migrant workers

The World Cup may drawing to a close but we aren’t ending the call for migrant workers to be compensated for their work and abuse they suffered while doing so. Freedom United and Be Slavery Free, representing over 107,000 global supporters around the world, are calling on FIFA and Qatari authorities to take action for…

What will the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s legacy for migrant workers in Qatar be? | SBS News
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What will the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s legacy for migrant workers in Qatar be? | SBS News

Highlights Qatar has been accused of violating the human rights of migrant workers. FIFA has defended Qatar and called Western critics hypocritical. Rights groups are calling for more thorough investigations into migrant worker deaths. Anish left his poverty-stricken family in Nepal to help build Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, with the hope of providing for his loved…

Opinion: Child Marriage – a human rights violation happening every two seconds
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Opinion: Child Marriage – a human rights violation happening every two seconds

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY is observed every year on 10 December; it marks the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being. Regardless of race, colour, religion,…

Does life get better for Qatar’s migrant workers once the World Cup ends?
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Does life get better for Qatar’s migrant workers once the World Cup ends?

For nearly 12 years now, the preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has shone a spotlight on the use and abuse of migrant workers in the global economy today. Hundreds of thousands of workers went into debt paying recruiters for a job placement; many were never paid what they were promised; and…

Migrant workers: Qatar still to answer for mass wage theft
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Migrant workers: Qatar still to answer for mass wage theft

In conversation, Indian migrant workers to Qatar confirmed this account to me. They were laid off and repatriated without clearing their end-of-service benefits and unpaid salaries following the Covid-19 outbreak. Migrants rights NGOs, meanwhile, catalogued case after case of wage theft happening to migrant workers in Qatar, the wider Gulf, and other major destination countries….