The Gulf's employment crisis. Part One: How it began | tks @brian_whit

The Gulf's employment crisis. Part One: How it began:



"Employment systems in the Arab Gulf states are increasingly coming under an international spotlight.



Following the decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, concerns have been raised about the conditions of migrant construction workers preparing for the tournament – an issue that was discussed recently in the European Parliament.



Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has expelled hundreds of thousands of foreign workers in an effort to provide more jobs for its own citizens, and organisations that include Human Rights Watch, the International Trade Union Confederation, Amnesty International, and the International Labour Organisation have been calling for abolition or reform of the iniquitous kafala (sponsorship) system used throughout the Gulf for employing foreigners.



This is the first in a series of blog posts exploring the problem."



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