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27 Sep 2013

Author:
Nicholas McGeehan, Gulf Researcher, Human Rights Watch

'Modern-day slavery' in Qatar: there's bad and good news

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...This issue requires bold leadership right from the top. Sheikh Tamim, Qatar's new emir, has much to gain from taking a strong line on labour rights and empowering Qatar's reformers to take the steps required to end forced labour in the country. You don't need a crystal ball to figure out what will happen if he doesn't.

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