Qatar is in the cross hairs of GCC politics...While Migrant-Rights.org has no political stand on the GCC fracas, we are conscious that this rift, temporary or otherwise, will impact all residents, and in particular lower income migrant workers. Qatar’s population doubled over the last decade, hitting the 2.7 million mark this month. This is primarily because of the labour-intensive infrastructure and World Cup-related projects launched during the period. While Qatar has reformed some labour migration policies, by and large it has maintained the worst of the Kafala system's provisions...[Qatar] should pay special attention to the vulnerabilities of the large disenfranchised population of migrant workers in these trying times. Some of the key issues Qatar should keep in mind: Ensuring labour accommodations are well-supplied with essentials...Workers should not be denied the right to travel or made to bear the expenses due to the forced re-routing...Qatar should prioritise the protection of its hundreds of thousands of migrant workers and ensure that liquidity doesn’t affect their livelihood...