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The Qatari government states that it is doing a good job with regards to human rights [38] and treatment of labourers. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established in 2002 to safeguard and consolidate human rights for everyone subject to the jurisdiction under the state. [39]
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) is a government-appointed human rights commission based in the State of Qatar. [1] Established in 2002, it has been tasked with the responsibility of overseeing and carrying out investigations on human rights abuses in the country.
Multiple human rights organizations, in particular Human Rights Watch, have reported on widespread violations of labor and human rights of migrant workers in the Persian Gulf region. Reported abuses include the confiscation of passports, mobility restrictions, excessive working hours, delayed or absent salary payments, sub par working and ...
The government of Qatar took the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, accusing it of human rights violations as a result of a boycott enacted ...
The issue of migrant workers' rights in Qatar attracted greater attention since the 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Qatar, [35] [36] with a 2013 investigation by The Guardian newspaper claiming that many workers were denied food and water, had their identity papers taken away from them, compelled to forced labor, and that they were not paid ...
These reforms removed the kafala system and a contractual system was introduced [41] [42] – the European Union's Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2021 noted Qatar's labour law reforms had incorporated non-discriminatory minimum wage systems and removal of the Kafala system in 2021. [43]
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and several other advocacy groups launched a campaign six months ago, demanding Qatar and the FIFA world soccer federation compensate migrant workers.
Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) is a survey institute and social science research contributor that is part of Qatar University. [1] [2]Qatar University realized the importance to enhance its social science research capacity [3] with particular focus on monitoring the reality of national development and trends of its indicators based on evidence. [4]