DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's refusal to allow migrant workers to unionise is linked to a high rate of workplace deaths and violates global standards as the wealthy Gulf state prepares to host the 2022 World Cup, labour unions said.
The International Trade Union Confederation and the Building and Woodworkers' International have lodged a formal complaint against Qatar with the International Labour Organization, the two union groups said in a statement released on Friday. The ILO is a United Nations agency.
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