Proposals for Qatar migrant labour reform 'a missed opportunity'

Headline Title: Proposals for Qatar migrant labour reform 'a missed opportunity' 14 May 2014 Proposed reforms announced by the Government of Qatar fall far short of the fundamental changes needed to address systemic abuses against migrant workers in the construction, domestic and other sectors, Amnesty International said today. The proposed measures stand in stark contrast to the findings of the international law firm DLA Piper, whose report, commissioned at the government's request, confirms many of Amnesty International’s findings regarding the systemic…

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