There are already 1,200 migrant workers killed in Qatar about 1,200 world works Indian and Nepalese workers have been killed in Qatar working to prepare the country for the FIFA World Cup 2022, according to a report by the largest trade union centre in the world. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) believes that death toll could rise to 4,000 by the time in which begin the World Cup. The report is based on figures recently provided by the embassies of the two countries of origin of migrant workers. The Embassy of Nepal reported last month that 400 Nepalese workers have been killed in the Gulf State since 2010 working on construction sites. The Legation of india provided a figure of 500 Indians killed since 2012. According to the CSI, Qatar has 1.4 million migrant workers, many of whom are employed in the construction of infrastructures for the future sporting event. The Organization cites the poor working conditions as a major reason for the high mortality rate of workers in that country. They are the causes of deaths as accidents, heart attacks (due to the very high temperatures) or diseases caused by the miserable living conditions, the fundamental cause is the same: working conditions, concluded the CSI. According to The Guardian, Lusail city workers complained that their bosses withhold salaries, force them to work with temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius without lunch and confiscated their passports to make sure that he not leave the country. On 11 February, Qatar issued detailed guidelines for protect exploitation to the community of resident immigrants in the country and to stop international criticism intensified in the field of human rights. Last July, Theo Zwanziger, current Member of the Executive Committee of FIFA, said that the decision to carry out the event in Qatar was a blatant error. In September, the United Nations condemned to Qatar for failing to comply with an International Convention prohibiting the application of forced labour.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:01:40 +0000
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