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The Kafala System

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Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast
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Hajar Meddah, Felix Walker and Piotr Schulkes discuss the Middle East’s controversial Kafala system, that allows employers to exploit workers and undermine their rights without breaking the law.
They cover the history of the practice, the successes and failures of activism against it, and what the Kafala system’s future might look like.

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Series
Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast
People
Hajar Meddah
Felix Walker
Piotr Schulkes
Keywords
qatar
Saudi Arabia
jordan
lebanon
Sponsorship
slavery
india
nepal
economy
human rights
activism
Department: Middle East Centre
Date Added: 28/09/2020
Duration: 00:46:01

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