Qatar blocks migrant workers from returning home

‘Qatar has refused to allow scores of migrants from countries including India, Nepal and Bangladesh to return home, violating new labor reforms to improve workers’ rights, activists and trade unions said on Wednesday.
A law making it easier for migrants to change jobs and leave the oil-rich Persian Gulf state – where many of them have been recruited to build soccer stadiums ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – came into effect in December.
The Qatari government has defended the reforms to replace the “kafala” sponsorship system, which forces foreign workers to seek their employer’s consent to change jobs or leave the country – a measure rights groups say leaves workers open to exploitation.’
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