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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
Time: 12:48 am
Time: 12:48 am
Results for forced labor (qatar)
1 results foundAuthor: Amnesty International Title: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game: Exploitation of Migrant Workers on a Qatar 2022 World Cup Site Summary: Migrant workers on Khalifa International Stadium and the surrounding Aspire Zone, one of the main venues for the 2022 World Cup, have been subjected to a range of exploitative practices. This includes high recruitment fees for which many took out loans; false promises about the pay and type of work on offer; passport confiscation; dirty and cramped accommodation; and threats for complaining about their conditions. Some were subjected to forced labour. The abuses documented in this report are the result of multiple failures: the businesses and organisations responsible for the venue failed to put in place adequate due diligence processes to identify human rights risks linked to their business activities. Several of the companies have improved the accommodation given to migrant workers but have done little to address other concerns such as exploitative recruitment and forced labour. The Supreme Committee, the body responsible for delivering the tournament, has shown a commitment to workers' rights but its Workers' Welfare Standards failed to protect migrant workers on the Khalifa Stadium site. Labour reforms promised by the Qatari authorities have not delivered meaningful improvements, leaving migrant workers vulnerable to abuse. FIFA did not consider human rights before awarding Qatar the World Cup. After selecting Qatar it has done nothing concrete to address the risk of labour and other human rights abuse on World Cup sites. Unless there is fundamental reform of Qatar's sponsorship system and respect for international human rights standards by all actors, the 2022 World Cup risks being built by an exploited workforce. Details: London: AI, 2016. 80p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 1, 2016 at: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde22/3548/2016/en/ Year: 2016 Country: Asia URL: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde22/3548/2016/en/ Shelf Number: 138521 Keywords: Forced Labor (Qatar)Human Rights AbusesMigrantsWorld Cup |