Qatari Minister of Youth and Sports Said on Sunday that Qatar would not take on more ‘excessive’ obligations with regards to foreign labors working on the construction sites related to 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Saudi Arabia is on alert following deadly clashes between security forces and immigrant workers at a detention center where they are held to be deported.
Qatar has made no progress in abolishing laws that effectively force foreign workers into slavery, an international delegation has said.
Two people have been killed in clashes in Saudi Arabia amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal expatriates, police say.
Saudi Arabia ranks fourth in hosting the largest number of foreign manpower worldwide with 9.1 million foreign workers in the Kingdom, a new study has shown.