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Qatar Women community leaders 'hold the line,' mark women’s month [BWI] 14-03-2024

Qatar ILO and Qatar sign new 4-year programme to advance labour reforms [ILO] 05-03-2024

Qatar Women migrant workers complete second round of skills training [BWI] 06-12-2023

Qatar / Global One year since the FIFA World Cup [BWI] 22-11-2023

Qatar Migrant construction workers strengthen solidarity and cooperation through sports [BWI] 21-11-2023

Qatar Inaction by Qatar and FIFA a year on from the World Cup puts legacy for workers in peril [Amnesty International] 16-11-2023

Qatar Six Months Post-World Cup, Migrant Workers Suffer [Human Rights Watch] 18-06-2023

Qatar Workers’ rights in Qatar, more and faster improvement needed! [ITUC] 07-06-2023

Qatar / United Arab Emirates Gulf States: Migrant Workers at Serious Risk from Dangerous Heat [Human Rights Watch] 31-05-2023

Qatar / Global Qatar, the ILO and the unions [Solidarity - Eric Lee] 24-05-2023


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Women community leaders 'hold the line,' mark women’s month 2024-03-14 [BWI]

منظمة العمل الدولية وقطر توقعان برنامجا جديدا مدته 4 سنوات لتعزيز إصلاحات العمل 2024-03-05 [ILO]

ILO and Qatar sign new 4-year programme to advance labour reforms 2024-03-05 [ILO]

Women migrant workers complete second round of skills training 2023-12-06 [BWI]

Global One year since the FIFA World Cup 2023-11-22 [BWI]

Migrant construction workers strengthen solidarity and cooperation through sports 2023-11-21 [BWI]

Reversering av arbeidstakerrettigheter allerede før fotball-VM 2023-11-19 [TV 2]

A Legacy in Jeopardy: Continuing Abuses of Migrant Workers in Qatar one Year After the World Cup 2023-11-16 [Amnesty International]

Inaction by Qatar and FIFA a year on from the World Cup puts legacy for workers in peril 2023-11-16 [Amnesty International]

Amnesty bekymret av funn ett år etter VM. Ber Qatar og Fifa rydde opp 2023-11-16 [NRK]

Jobber fortsatt for Qatars arbeidere 2023-10-22 [Fri fagbevegelse]

Qatar Hamas unable to pay salaries in Gaza after Qatari aid delay, officials say 2023-07-16 [Reuters]

Qatar UK drops in global workers' rights ranking - falling to be on par with Qatar 2023-07-01 [Yahoo!News]

“Le Qatar ne mérite pas de présider la conférence de l’OIT” 2023-06-22 [CFDT]

Six Months Post-World Cup, Migrant Workers Suffer 2023-06-18 [Human Rights Watch]

Knusande rapport etter VM i Qatar 2023-06-16 [NRK]

Derechos de los trabajadores migrantes en Qatar: se necesitan nuevas mejoras y más rápidas 2023-06-07 [CSI]

Droits des travailleurs au Qatar : il faut aller plus loin et plus vite ! 2023-06-07 [CSI]

Workers’ rights in Qatar, more and faster improvement needed! 2023-06-07 [ITUC]

Qatar UGT rechaza la presidencia de Qatar de la conferencia del trabajo de la OIT 2023-06-06 [UGT]

Global OIT : le gouvernement du Qatar ne mérite pas de présider la conférence 2023-06-06 [CFE-CGC]

Global Qatar skal lede arbeidslivskonferanse i FN-regi. Europeisk fagbevegelse raser 2023-06-01 [Fri fagbevegelse]

United Arab Emirates Gulf States: Migrant Workers at Serious Risk from Dangerous Heat 2023-05-31 [Human Rights Watch]

World Cup migrant workers still detained in Qatar: report 2023-05-26 [Al-Monitor]

Global Qatar, the ILO and the unions 2023-05-24 [Solidarity - Eric Lee]

BWI releases report on inspections of Qatar FIFA World Cup stadium construction 2023-05-20 [BWI]

Qatar UN labour rights watchdog facing backlash over Qatar conference nomination 2023-05-16 [Guardian]

BWI releases report on inspections of Qatar FIFA World Cup stadium construction 2023-05-11 [BWI]

Global Legacy, what legacy?’ Fight goes on for migrant workers in Qatar 2023-03-29 [Guardian]

Global Legacy, what legacy?’ Fight goes on for migrant workers in Qatar 2023-03-29 [Guardian]

Criminal case is opened over death of migrant worker during Qatar World Cup 2023-03-29 [The Guardian]

Security guards in Qatar still being paid as little as 35p an hour 2023-03-29 [The Guardian]

No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-23 [LO]

Nå må FIFA og Qatar ta ansvar! 2023-03-23 [LO]

Global FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-20 [IFJ]

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-18 [BWI]

Global Qatar must move forward on labour rights 2023-03-18 [ITUC]

Global FIFA review of Qatar World Cup abuse claims must not delay compensation for workers 2023-03-18 [Amnesty International]

Global Statement following the New York Times story on the ILO’s work in Qatar 2023-03-18 [ILO]

Global FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-15 [BWI]

Joint letter to Gianni Infantino calling on FIFA to protect workers’ rights and ensure remedy and compensation for abuses behind the 2022 World Cup 2023-03-10 [Amnesty International]

After the final whistle: labour rights in the Gulf post-World Cup 2023-01-06 [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

Qatar International trade union body suspends chief over 'Qatargate' link 2022-12-22 [Reuters]

Europe A crime story at the heart of the European Parliament 2022-12-22 [Morning Star]

Qatar Union chief resigns in EU-Qatar bribery scandal 2022-12-21 [Financial Times]

Qatar Union secretary-general resigns over EU-Qatar bribery link - Luca Visentini admits he took money from MEP at centre of scandal in the European parliament 2022-12-21 [Irish Times]

Qatar Nyt i korruptionsskandale: Generalsekretær færdig 2022-12-21 [Ekstra Bladet]

Qatar Luca Visentini, der neue Generalsekretär des Internationalen Gewerkschaftsbundes: Einer der Festgenommenen beim Katar-Korruptionsskandal des Europaparlaments 2022-12-21 [Labournet Germany]

Qatar Internationale vakbondsbaas stapt op door Qatargate 2022-12-20 [De Standaard]

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