A/HRC/26/35/Add.1 Annex [English and Arabic only] Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, on his mission to Qatar (3 to 10 November 2013) Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–4 4 II. General background: migration in Qatar ................................................................. 5–7 4 III. Normative and institutional framework for the protection of the human rights of migrants .................................................................................................... 8–24 5 A. International legal framework ......................................................................... 8–10 5 B. Regional legal framework ............................................................................... 11–12 5 C. National legal and institutional framework ..................................................... 13–24 6 Recruitment practices .............................................................................................. 25–43 7 A. The kafala (sponsorship) system ..................................................................... 25–32 7 B. The recruitment process .................................................................................. 33–38 8 C. Bilateral agreements ...................................................................................... 39–41 9 D. The role of migrant-sending countries ............................................................ 42–43 10 V. Human rights violations in the workplace ............................................................... 44–47 10 VI. Domestic workers.................................................................................................... 48–50 11 VII. Access to remedy for human rights violations ........................................................ 51–54 12 VIII. Detention of migrants in an irregular situation ........................................................ 55–68 13 A. Detention practices and legislation ................................................................. 55–59 13 B. Detention conditions ....................................................................................... 60–63 14 C. Procedural safeguards ..................................................................................... 64–66 14 D. Alternatives to detention ................................................................................. 67–68 15 Cross-cutting concerns ............................................................................................ 69–77 15 A. Xenophobia and the perception of migrants ................................................... 69–70 15 B. Irregular migrants ........................................................................................... 71 16 C. Single mothers ................................................................................................ 72 16 D. The 2022 World Cup ...................................................................................... 73–74 16 E. The responsibilities of the private sector ........................................................ 75–77 16 IV. IX. 2 Paragraphs