The difficult situation of foreign workers at the construction sites of the World Cup in Qatar has in the opinion of human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has not improved.
Notwithstanding any other promises of the Gulf emirate are the mostly migrant workers from South Asian countries largely without rights, notes a report, which published the organization. “Hopes for real progress are dwindling,” says Amnesty International.
“insistence on abolishing the kafala system”
In response to the report promised the world football association FIFA more efforts to improve the situation. “FIFA will also continue to press on the side of trade unions and human rights organizations in the Qatari authorities on the implementation of reforms and the abolition of the kafala system. Ultimately, however, can only be achieved through joint efforts of all stakeholders involved in sustainable change across the country, including international companies and governments, “it said in a statement FIFA.
The working and living conditions of foreign migrant workers in the country the World Cup host in 2022 will be criticized for years. FIFA President Joseph Blatter traveled several times to the Emir of Qatar, to discuss the situation, but has so far appeared to achieve no significant changes. Amnesty had suggested the government of Qatar and a half years ago, a set of measures to improve the lot of workers.
“Qatar 2022 not to build on the foundations of exploitation and abuse”
“In practice, however, it has been no significant progress since then,” said Amnesty researcher Mustafa Kadri. Foreign workers are their employers continue to be delivered. They could not terminate their jobs and do not leave the country without special permission. Against inhuman living conditions, harmful working conditions and unpaid wages they were powerless.
Amnesty calls on FIFA to commit themselves to real reforms justified the kafala system repressive labor laws in Qatar. “The association has so far shown no real willingness to ensure that Qatar will not be built in 2022 on the foundations of exploitation and abuse,” said Kadri.
Cocal-Cola and Visa urge action against human rights violations
This was contradicted by FIFA in its press release. The World Association pointed out that the criticized states are not to be found on the World Cup sites. The 2022 World Cup could even serve as a “catalyst for significant changes”. “The construction of the FIFA World Cup stadiums, which took place on none of the incidents mentioned in the report, subject to the international guidelines and standards that are required by the responsible contractors and their supply chains. We hope that these guidelines and standards to be expanded and serve as a guide for the entire country, “it said in the statement.
Before that, the FIFA top sponsors Coca-Cola and Visa had asked the International Football Association to engage more forcefully to use against human rights abuses in Qatar. “We expect from the FIFA that it continues to take seriously these problems and working towards further progress,” the US beverage group said on Wednesday. “We remain concerned about the reports of Qatar,” it said also by the credit card company Visa. Man please FIFA urgently to do everything necessary to protect the health and safety of all Participate
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