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Qatar minister picked to head UN labour conference

The Education City Stadium in Doha under construction ahead of the 2022 World Cup. (Photo: AFP)

GENEVA - Qatar's labour minister was on Monday appointed without a vote to head the International Labour Organization's annual decision-making conference, despite union criticism amid concerns over labour conditions in Qatar.

Asian and Pacific nations, which according to a regional rotation had dibs this year on selecting the president of the two-week International Labour Conference, had proposed Ali Bin Samikh Al-Marri.

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