Igad workers’ unions call on Gulf states to emulate Qatar labour rights
Kassahun Follo (left), the general secretary of Hactu, his deputy Omar Faruk Osman (centre) and Alexio Musindo (right), ILO Director for Horn of Africa Countries, during Hactu annual general meeting in Hawassa, Ethiopia on September 16, 2022. PHOTO | POOL
A lobby of workers in the Horn of Africa region is calling on other Gulf counties to start labour reforms similar to those in Qatar as a long-term policy to protect labourers.
In the wake of reported abuse of domestic workers in the Gulf nations, the Horn of Africa Confederation of Trade Unions (Hactu) said on Friday there was a need for progressive reforms to ensure workers from the region are protected wherever they work in the Gulf.
