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The situation of migrant workers in Qatar continues to spark controversy. Evidenced by a new report from the International Labor Organization, which raises in particular the non-payment of many wages.
In images from Qatar, Nepalese, Bangladeshi and Indian workers dare to demand their wages in front of their companies. These unprecedented demands took place at the beginning of the year in Doha, the capital. Tuesday, November 1, the International Labor Organization (ILO) came to reinforce these mobilizations. In her report, she reveals that the non-payment of wages is the main complaint of migrant workers to the Qatari Ministry of Labor.
Between October 2021 and October 2022, the number of such complaints more than doubled, reaching 34,425 complaints. Since 2018, the country has been carrying out sweeping reforms to its labor laws, but the ILO is asking it to go further. “Qatar has shown its determination to advance its reform agenda. But it is recognized that there remain challenges in its implementation“, she writes in particular, two weeks before the opening of the Football World Cup that the country is organizing.