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World Cup Abuses Led Qatar to Change Labor Laws, But More Protection Is Needed

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Ending worker-paid recruitment, which in most of the rest of the world is treated as a cost of doing business borne by employers, is long overdue. More than a million migrant construction workers, mostly young men from destitute communities…

It’s Time to Protect Migrants in Qatar Working on This Year’s World Cup

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As these star athletes prepare to compete, they have an opportunity to elevate the issue of fair treatment of migrant workers so that sports fans, journalists, and government officials worldwide pay attention—not just during the World Cup,…