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Global trade union chief sacked after EU corruption scandal revelations

  • Fatemeh Salari
  • March 13, 2023
Qatar has long dismissed all allegations raised against it, rejecting attempts to “drag its name” into the issue. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) dismissed general-secretary Luca Visentini, citing that…
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ITUC backpedals on claim that 4,000 World Cup workers will die in Qatar

  • Peter Kovessy
  • April 19, 2016
Even if the union official got the estimate “wrong by a few hundred middle-class Indians...nobody can deny there is no commitment from the Qatari government to treat workers here as human beings with fundamental human rights," she said.
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Qatar government: ITUC’s math on worker deaths doesn’t add up

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • December 21, 2015
This week, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) reiterated its prediction that 7,000 workers in Qatar would be killed building the stadiums and infrastructure that the country needs to host the FIFA football tournament.
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Trade unions to protest Qatar’s World Cup hosting rights at FIFA meet

  • Doha News Team
  • May 30, 2013
Several trade unions are gearing up for a protest against Qatar as FIFA delegates gather for the opening of the world football governing body’s annual congress in Mauritius tomorrow, May 31. The…
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Trade union calls on FIFA to rerun 2022 World Cup bid over Qatar’s labor rights violations

  • Doha News Team
  • April 18, 2013
Fed up with what it calls “broken promises and no signs of any change” in Qatar’s treatment of low-income expats, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on FIFA…
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Unions file case against ‘forced labor’ in Qatar with UN agency

  • Doha News Team
  • January 18, 2013
A confederation of trade unions has lodged a “forced labor” claim against Qatar to the United Nations’ International Labour Organization. Qatar’s restrictive sponsorship laws allow employers to have complete control…
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