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ITUC employee "Mark" exposes corrupt practices with in organization

The ITUC is under the spotlights since the 2022 World Cup attribution to Qatar. After the resignation of the head of the FIFA, Mr Sepp Blatter, the Brussels-based NGO is doubling its efforts in order to spread information about the situation of migrant workers.

Qatar on Tuesday officially launches one of its most "significant" labour reforms to guarantee migrant workers' wages, but rights groups are concerned over implementation of the new regulations.

Trade unions around the world are playing a leading role in the protracted global debate on various issues in the Gulf region. They continually dominate media headlines with allegations of wrong doing taking place against workers in places like Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, to name a few.

An avalanche of facts and pessimistic predictions fell on the media at the dawn of 2015. However, this trend has motivated small paper : it is that affecting the continual deterioration of working conditions in Switzerland, Europe and the world . Jean Ziegler mentioned in an interview the weekend a decisive year on the issue of human rights and particularly workers . Cynicism and cruanté starvation has arrested smugglers across Europe last week in the case of cargo migrants rescued by the Italian navy .

An announcement about the first session of Fifa’s new reform panel has coincided perfectly with the world federation’s launch of ‘Operation Happy Sponsor’. Last week Fifa confirmed the composition of the committee under the chairmanship of veteran Swiss lawyer Francois Carrard, a former director-general of the International Olympic Committee; separately yesterday a meeting designed to reassure nervous World Cup sponsors about a commitment to governance reform took place in Zurich.