Qatar should protect migrant pupils from high fees: UN expert
The UN expert on the right to education yesterday warned that excessive fees charged to the children of migrant workers in Qatar meant that thousands were unable to study.
Most of the country’s 2.75 million residents, 90 percent of whom are foreigners, are from poor developing countries working on projects linked to the 2022 World Cup and are assured a monthly minimum wage of just $200.
“The fees charged in these schools can reach high levels in relation to the possibilities of these families,” UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education Koumbou Boly Barry said at a media briefing in Doha.
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