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Rights group: Qatar making little progress on labor reforms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Amnesty International said Thursday that Qatar is failing to deliver on reforms for its migrant workers a year after the wealthy Gulf nation announced plans to improve conditions for low-paid laborers building its highways, hotels, stadiums and skyscrapers.

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In a new briefing paper, the London-based rights group criticized the 2022 World Cup host for making no substantive changes on some labor issues, including the controversial ''kafala'' employee sponsorship system, and delivering only partial progress in other areas.