(above: David Cameron on a recent visit to Qatar University)
From Doha news…
“In an incident that once again calls the enforcement of Qatar’s labor laws into question, a Nepali hospitality worker at a local university has been jailed by police after his employer failed to provide him with a valid ID card.
His identification had expired, and was in the possession of the man’s company…”
“The World Cup should a symbol of global friendship, not smeared with the blood of those who build its stadiums.”
Frances O’Grady
Prime Minister David Cameron must condemn “slavery and abuse of migrant workers’ when he meets the Emir of Qatar, says TUC leader Frances O’Grady. In an open letter to the PM she speaks of the “grave concern” about conditions for 2022 World Cup building workers. Read more.
Watch this video from the ITUC to find out what it’s like to be a migrant worker in Qatar.
In the run up to the 2022 World Cup, the ITUC reports on migrant worker misery behind gleaming boom of Gulf – Doha (Qatar) & Dubai (UAE). Reportage: Paul Ames, Cinematography: Eduardo Diaz