Landing in Doha, Velayudhan was aware that Qatar, like other Gulf Arab states, stood accused of encouraging modern slavery with its treatment of migrant workers prompting international outrage.

That could prove to be a risky proposition without Qatar doing more than simply signalling intent through gestures like the slavery museum. By James M. Dorsey James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at ...

Yes, when I applied for a secretarial job in Qatar, the agency assured me that ... I went straight to my slavery job. I used to work for 18 hours without breaking or resting.

“It is shocking that the situation of modern slavery is not improving,” Guy ... says UN The report also made mention of Qatar, which has faced widespread allegations of labour rights ...

Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar are suffering through human rights abuses that amount to "modern-day slavery," Pete Pattisson of the Guardian reports. The laborers are working on the Lusail City ...

Its general secretary Sharan Burrow said the changes signalled the start of "real reforms" and "will bring to an end the use of modern slavery". The ILO - a UN agency - had given Qatar a deadline ...