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Qatar: labour reforms have stalled, with old abuses resurfacing - new report by Amnesty Intl.
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In its 48-page report - “Reality Check 2021” - assessing Qatar’s progress in overhauling its exploitative labour system, Amnesty International found that progress has stagnated over the last year and old abusive practices have resurfaced. It reports that this has revived the worst elements of kafala system and is undermining recent reforms.
Amnesty International is calling on the Qatari authorities to take urgent action to ramp up the reform process before it is too late and for FIFA to fulfill its responsibility to press for changes a head of the World Cup in a year's time.
The Qatari Government has issued a response which can be read in full below.