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Qatar at center of oil crisis, amid migrant woes and World Cup fears
:: Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said that regaining trust with GCC countries will take a long time. The implications of the Qatari crisis has begun to directly impact expats, with many workers have been
UN urges Kuwait to abolish migrant labor system
A UN rights expert on Thursday urged Kuwait to abolish its ‘kafala’ system for foreign workers which has long been criticised as a form of bonded labor or even slavery. Under the system, domestic workers are forced to work long
50,000 workers hurt at work in 9 months
As many as 50,000 workers, including 300 Saudis, have sustained work-related injuries in the past nine months this year, a recent report issued by the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has stated. The report said non-Saudis represent 95 percent
Qatar hopes to end ‘kafala’ system in 2015: minister
Qatar’s labour minister said Monday he hopes the country’s controversial “kafala” system, which critics have likened to modern-day slavery, will be abolished before the end of this year. Dr Abdullah bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, the minister of labour and social affairs,
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