The US downgraded Qatar to the tier 2 watchlist after the state department concluded it had not demonstrated sufficient willingness to address its human trafficking problems. The report said that, despite detailed anti-trafficking legislation and labour laws, Qatar remained a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labour and forced prostitution, and that many of its 1.2 million migrant workers faced conditions of modern slavery when they arrived to work there. In its analysis the state department criticised Qatars exploitative sponsorship system, the arrest and detention of victims of trafficking and the failure to implement anti-trafficking laws and protect migrant workers from exploitation and abuse. It also highlighted the denial by government officials that human trafficking exists in Qatar at all. Qatar has since made promises of reform, but workers there say little has changed. The Qatari government did not respond to a request for comment.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 04:25:25 +0000
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