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The ILO and Qatar Have Extended Their Agreement for Labour Reforms—with Migrant Workers and Unions No Longer at the Center

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The ILO and Qatar Have Extended Their Agreement for Labour Reforms—with Migrant Workers and Unions No Longer at the Center

The International Labour Organization (ILO) announced last Monday that it has signed an agreement with Qatar “to extend their technical cooperation programme for another four years.”

A New Book on Qatargate Reveals Central Role of Qatar’s Minister of Labour and His Algerian Consigliere in Alleged Corruption Scandal

A New Book on Qatargate Reveals Central Role of Qatar’s Minister of Labour and His Algerian Consigliere in Alleged Corruption Scandal

The investigation into Qatargate, the biggest alleged corruption scandal to hit the European Parliament in years, has not yet yielded all its secrets. In Qatargate*, a new book by Louis Colart and Joël Matriche, the two investigative reporters for Brussels daily Le Soir reveal the central role played over several

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Interview: Louis Colart and Joël Matriche on their book 'QatarGate'

Interview: Louis Colart and Joël Matriche on their book 'QatarGate'

Philippe Mottaz: You have written about the investigation of Qatargate, the largest alleged corruption scandal in the European Parliament. You rightly insist that the presumption of innocence must apply to all. What surprised you most, however, both about the alleged corruptors and the alleged corrupted? Louis Colart: The first stunner

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Qatar’s Labour Pains

Qatargate, the ITUC, the ILO and games of influence

Between Qatar and the ILO, the limits of constructive engagement are being severely tested

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Between Qatar and the ILO, the limits of constructive engagement are being severely tested

Pressure mounts around Qatar's expected presidency of International Labour Conference

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Pressure mounts around Qatar's expected presidency of International Labour Conference

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Qatar’s presidency of the International Labour Conference raises eyebrows

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is unhappy at the prospect of Qatar chairing the International Labour Conference (ILC). Representing more than 200 million workers worldwide, the ITUC has sent a strongly worded letter to the organization’s D-G, Gilbert Houngbo, expressing its dismay at having Qatar’s Minister of

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