Qatar Announces New Labour Law Reforms Amid Workers’ Rights Outcry

21 July 2014, Nigel Wilson, International Business Times Qatar’s government has announced labour market reforms designed to improve the treatment of foreign workers, although some of its most controversial practices remain in place. New measures include restrictions on working outdoors in the hottest hours during the summer and a rule that companies must open bank […]

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“Qatari labor report offers solutions but is unlikely to reduce pressure on World Cup host”

21 July 2014, James M. Dorsey, Hürriyet Daily News A long-awaited Qatar Foundation report recommends a radical overhaul of the labor recruitment system in Asian labor exporting countries as well as the Gulf state that expects to host the 2022 World Cup. The report however stops short of calling for the abolition of Qatar’s widely

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QF report: Corrupt process of recruiting workers to Qatar needs reform

13 July 2014, DOHA News The system of recruiting and hiring semi- and unskilled expats to work in Qatar is riddled with “endemic corruption” and unethical practices that result in trafficking, debt bondage and forced labor, according to a new report commissioned by Qatar Foundation. The 160-page document, Migrant Labor Recruitment to Qatar, calls for an

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