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Article

4 Oct 2012

Author:
Andrew Warshaw, Inside World Football [UK]

Health and Safety branch opens in Qatar to help labour rights

FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar's bid to offset criticism of its labour rights record has been boosted with the opening of a branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) in Doha...Three months ago...Human Rights Watch (HRW)...published a 146-page report highlighting conditions imposed on migrant workers and suggesting Qatar's practices were not up to international standards...IOSH charity – the world's largest health and safety organisation...has set up an office in the Qatari capital...[Their] motto is to create "a world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable" via training courses and the Qatar branch will bring together experts to help improve all manner of safety in the workplace, with the focus partly on 2022. "We will look to contribute to a safe and healthy 2022 World Cup in Qatar, by offering guidance on construction safety and sports events planning," said IOSH President Subash Ludhra in outlining a five-year plan.