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Unpaid wages top complaint of Qatar migrant workers: UN


Unpaid wages top complaint of Qatar migrant workers: UN

Workers walk in front of a Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament billboard in Doha on October 29, 2022. (Credit : Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labor agency said Tuesday, less than 20 days before the football World Cup begins.

The International Labor Organization said the number of worker complaints more than doubled in a year to 34,425 with the launch of a new online platform, in a report which called on Qatar to bolster the implementation of reforms launched after criticism of its rights record.

Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labor agency said Tuesday, less than 20 days before the football World Cup begins.

The International Labor Organization said the number of worker complaints more than doubled in a year to 34,425 with the launch of a new online platform, in a report which called on Qatar to bolster the implementation of reforms launched after criticism of its rights record.