The number of tragic accidents is still in the hundreds. Furthermore, new rule enforcement is insufficiently effective. Workers have no right to assemble, said Lord George Foulkes, who presided over the hearing.
According to Qutub, the Supreme Committee’s executive director of workers’ welfare and labour rights, the labor landscape in Qatar has changed dramatically since FIFA awarded the Gulf state the World Cup in 2010. We began this journey after winning the World Cup bid.
There was an acknowledgement of gaps at the time. Through our various ecosystems, we have demonstrated that meaningful steps can be taken to fill those gaps, he said. Qutub spoke at a public parliamentary hearing in Strasbourg organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the protection of workers’ rights in Qatar.
Rights groups have also highlighted the fact that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, as well as how laws discriminate against women and LGBTQ+ people.
We have yet to speak about some of the elephants in the room: ensuring independent investigation of unexplained deaths, said Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation.
We demand that safety, respect, and rights for LGBTQ+ people, as well as fundamental respect for women’s football, be non-negotiable requirements for hosting the world’s largest sporting event.
The positive changes must reach more than the 2% of workers covered by the Supreme Committee. And the changes must be long-lasting before we can talk about leaving a legacy.
The 2022 World Cup’s chief executive, Nasser Al Khater, has stated that LGBTQ+ fans visiting the country will face no persecution of any kind, describing Qatar as a tolerant country. Klaveness, on the other hand, wants soccer’s governing body to take a firmer stance.
According to the organizer, the World Cup has helped Qatar strengthen worker rights.
By tirupatinews
