Tunisian trade unionists awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize will highlight concerns about on-going human rights abuses at Qatar Airways before receiving their prize in Norway on Thursday, 10 December. The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT, Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail) is part of the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia, which has been awarded the […]
FC Barcelona’s efforts to secure a lucrative new sponsorship deal for the Camp Nou have taken a step forward after the club appointed Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment to help line up prospective brands. (…) In February this year reports emerged that the club was considering incorporating Qatar Airways into the stadium name as part […]
Houcine Abbassi, secrétaire général de l’Union générale tunisienne du travail (UGTT) today welcomed delegates of the International Transport Workers’ Federation who are meeting at the Hotel Royal Hammamet to discuss the need for workers’ rights in Qatar Airways. Houcine encouraged the aviation trade unionists from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, US, Yemen, Morocco, Romania, Spain and […]
Qatar Still Targeted by International Unions Despite Improvements QATAR – Once more we hear of controversy regarding logistics groups working in, and with, countries which have a dubious record when it comes to human rights. The situation in Myanmar was graphically described in a piece earlier this year and the name of Qatar constantly surfaces […]
Qatar Airways begrudgingly moves with the times Given that trade unions are banned in Qatar, it should come as no surprise that the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has never been the strongest supporter of Qatar Airways. The two sides have been at loggerheads since 2013, when the ITF obtained copies of an employment contract […]
A group of airline cabin crew gathered outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting on Sunday to ask the football giant to reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways (QR). In the protest, at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona, the cabin crew were masked and gagged because QR staff are denied the right to […]
A group of airline cabin crew members will gather outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting in Barcelona on Sunday (25 October) to ask the football giant to search its soul – and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways. The protest will take place at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal, 661-671, 08028 Barcelona […]
A group of airline cabin crew members will protest outside the FC Barcelona members’ meeting at Barcelona’s Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, from 09:30 on Sunday 25 October. They will be asking attendees – socios – to uphold the club’s ideals of social responsibility and fairness, and reject further sponsorship by Qatar Airways. The event […]
