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ILO criticises sponsorship system
- Middle East: Thursday, April 11 - 2013 at 02:01
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has criticised the sponsorship system that governs the lives of most migrant workers in the Levant and GCC countries, Jordan Times has reported. The region hosts millions of migrant workers, whose numbers, in some cases, exceed the number of national workers substantially, such as in Qatar, where 94% of workers are migrants and Saudi Arabia, where the figure exceeds 50%, said the report. The Kafala (sponsorship) system, was described by ILO as 'inherently problematic,' saying it creates an unequal power dynamic between the employer and the worker. "This highlights the deficits in the jurisdiction of the labour law that reinforces the underlying vulnerabilities of migrant workers as well as the significant loopholes in national legislation that do not allow migrant workers the opportunity to terminate unjust employment contracts and change employers," the report said.
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