The human rights group said in a yet another critical labor report that despite well-publicized “nascent reforms,” Qatar risks breaking its promise to the world to deliver meaningful change before football’s biggest tournament is hosted for the first time in the Middle East.
“Time is running out if the Qatari authorities want to deliver a legacy we can all cheer, namely a labor system that ends the abuse and misery inflicted upon so many migrant workers every day,” said Amnesty’s Stephen Cockburn.