FIFA World Cup 2022: MEPs discuss workers’ rights with Qatari Labour Minister
On Monday afternoon, the Subcommittee on Human Rights will assess conditions for foreign workers in Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
The world football body FIFA’s decision to grant Qatar the right to host the 2022 World Cup in men’s football has sparked controversy among human rights organisations and football fans alike. Data cross-checked by several human rights organisations with diplomatic missions in Doha indicate that thousands of foreign workers have died on construction sites or as a result of construction-related activities in the country ahead of the tournament.
WHEN: Monday 14 November at 15.45 CET.
WHERE: Room 3G-3 in Parliament’s Spinelli building in Brussels and remote participation.
You can follow the meeting live here (14.11.2022). Interpretation into Arabic will be available.
The Subcommittee on Human Rights has invited the following guests to speak:
- Mr Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour of the State of Qatar;
- Mr Max Tuñón, Head of the International Labour Organization Office in Doha;
- Ms Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch.
Over 90% of Qatar’s workforce are migrants, of which one million work in construction. Although the country has introduced several labour reform measures in the last few years, for instance introducing a minimum wage and allowing workers to change jobs without needing permission from employers, migrant workers in Qatar still face harsh, and sometimes fatal, conditions.