#Labor #unions denounce “slave state” #Qatar
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/labor-unions-denounce-slave-state-qatar
International unions on Thursday slammed 2022 World Cup host Qatar over the treatment of migrant laborers and condemned what they call the systematic exploitation of workers at sporting events worldwide. “Qatar is a slave state,” said Sharan Burrow, head of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Speaking on the sidelines of the annual congress of the International Labor Organization (ILO) — the UN’s labor agency — Burrow said little real action had been taken to improve laborers’ working conditions. “We haven’t unearthed the worst of it yet,” she said. read more
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