In light of being the next host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup going ahead in November, systematic labor rights abuses in Qatar are under the spotlight and subject to increasing scrutiny. The World Cup hosts who work with the UN and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have repeatedly stressed their commitment to workers’ welfare, […]
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Kenyan women continue protest against kafala system in Lebanon
“This madam started shouting at me from day one. These people are not welcoming. I greeted the [husband], salam o alaikum (may peace be with you), and he said, ‘Don’t ever greet me, I don’t speak to Black people.’” – Catherine Macharia, Kenyan migrant domestic worker Catherine left her home country of Kenya last year […]