KLP on Qatar criticisms: "We have been putting the spotlight on migrant workers' rights for years"

Norwegian financial institutions are under fire for their investments in Qatar, but the country’s biggest pension company is keeping one of its portfolio companies accused of being responsible for poor conditions for migrant workers.
Kiran Aziz, Head of Responsible Investments, KLP | Photo: PR / KLP
Kiran Aziz, Head of Responsible Investments, KLP | Photo: PR / KLP
by martin fuglseth kolden, translated by catherine brett

A recent report commissioned by Fair Finance International, No questions asked: Profiting from the construction and hotel boom in Qatar, investigated eleven companies accused of human rights violations, specifically pertaining to workers’ rights, and the companies that invest in them.

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