The Int'l Trade Union Confederation claimed to have secured an agreement with the government in Qatar to "significantly improve the physical and employment situation of two million migrant workers," including ending the kafala system, which the ITUC described as "modern slavery." Human rights abuses such as kafala, by which workers are tied to a single employer, low pay, poor accommodation, "laboring in dangerous heat and hundreds of unexplained deaths, have been subjected to intense global scrutiny and criticism" since '10 when FIFA voted for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup (London GUARDIAN, 10/25).
A vote on a new four-year strategy for Scottish Golf "will no longer take place" on Dec. 2. A special general meeting planned for that date was canceled by the governing body. Instead, it will now be used to “debate the future direction for golf in Scotland” after Scottish Golf extended its consultation period for the new strategy until next March (SCOTSMAN, 10/26).
Bridge is not a sport, EU judges ruled, in a decision that "dealt a blow to British clubs' hopes of a VAT tax break." To be classified as a sport under EU tax law, the European Court of Justice said an activity "must have a significant physical element" (London TELEGRAPH, 10/26).
