Qatar plans to abolish restrictive laws on foreign workers

The World

The UN’s International Labor Organization says Qatar plans to abolish its Kafala system. Kafala basically tied foreign workers to their employers. This is big news for the roughly 95% of Qatar’s workforce, which primarily comes from countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

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