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Article

2 Oct 2013

Author:
International Trade Union Confederation

Trade unions offer FIFA joint inspections in Qatar to address abuses of workers

The International Trade Union Confederation is putting together a team of experienced inspectors for workplaces and labour camps in Qatar to assess and report on conditions in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The offer to FIFA...aims to put in place the conditions for workplace laws and protections to stop the high death rates of workers in Qatar...The ITUC is calling on the FIFA Executive Committee to: [1] Make workers’ rights a condition of Qatar hosting the World Cup in 2022; [2] Put labour rights and working conditions in Qatar as a standing agenda item on their Executive Committee meeting; [3] Agree to joint investigation of the abuses of labour rights and deaths of workers in Qatar, and reporting the full findings to football fans, public and families of those who died; [4] Monitor the treatment and rights of workers in Qatar and make sure responsible recruitment companies are used to hire workers needed for World Cup jobs...