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6 May 2015

Author:
Stephen Russell, International Labour Organisation, on Stronger Unions Blog

No evidence that Qatar is serious about real change, says International Labour Organisation Policy Officer

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...One year ago, with great fanfare, Qatar’s government promised the world that kafala – their sponsorship system that essentially leaves workers owned by their employers – would be abolished as part of “far-reaching labour market reforms”. The promises were so vague that at the time that one critic dismissed it as “an announcement of announcement”. That leaves this week’s statement as a re-announcement of an announcement of an announcement.....