“Co-operatives build a better world,” affirmed United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gúterres before designating 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. The 2.6 million co-operatives worldwide employ approximately 10% of the global labour force. By balancing profit-seeking with a value-driven approach… Continue reading
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Migrant Labourer Abuse and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
As thrilling as the lure of the World Cup might be, it has now been disturbingly tainted by thousands of reports of labour abuses against migrant workers.
The Truth Behind the 2022 World Cup: Qatar and Its Troubling Labour Laws
The burden of meeting high expectations for the 2022 World Cup have been largely shouldered by the country’s large population of migrant labourers who form the basis of the crews of the construction projects.