Special rapporteur on human rights of migrants adds to pressure on Gulf state as deaths on building sites continue
• Qatar urged to protect domestic workers
• Maids detained after passport seizuresThe UN has called on Qatar to abolish the kafala system that ties migrant workers to their employers,amid trenchant criticism of the conditions endured by those working in a construction boom in the runup to the 2022 World Cup.
In a report (pdf) by the special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, and the UN general assembly has added to the pressure on the Gulf state to fundamentally reform and properly enforce its labour laws.
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Source: theguardian.com