Contractors engaged on 2022 FIFA World Cup projects have agreed to reimburse more than QR52.5mn ($14.4mn) to thousands of workers who paid recruitment fees prior to moving to Qatar, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has said. Mahmoud Qutub, Workers’ Welfare executive director at the SC, announced the figure during the ‘Labour Law Reforms in Qatar: Challenges and Opportunities for Business’ conference, which was organised by Qatar Chamber (QC) and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs... Qutub said Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup is helping tackle the global issue of unethical recruitment. Numerous workers were forced to pay recruitment fees in their home countries before moving to Qatar, despite the practice being illegal under Qatari law... The SC has collaborated with local contractors to put money back in the pockets of workers. The project began in late 2017 and will lead to workers directly involved in Qatar 2022 infrastructure projects receiving QR39.4mn ($10.8mn) over the next three years. In addition, five SC contractors have agreed to reimburse more than 8,000 workers not engaged on Qatar 2022 projects, which will lead to a further QR13mn ($3.6mn) of payments. In total, QR52.5mn will be reimbursed to workers, the SC has said...