Letter: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani obituary
The reign of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as emir of Qatar, from 1995 to 2013, was controversial.Although around 88% of Qatar’s residents were and remain foreign workers, laws...
By Andrew M Rosemarine · The Guardian Opinion
The reign of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as emir of Qatar, from 1995 to 2013, was controversial. Although around 88% of Qatar’s residents were and remain foreign workers, laws intended to protect them were rarely enforced . Passport confiscation for the large numbers of migrant workers was commonplace, as were human trafficking and overcrowded and unsanitary labour camps. Continue reading...