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“Our projects (reform) follow a legislative process and we should make announcements on new legislation by early next year,” said a statement by the Qatari Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
In May, Qatar, home to 1.6 million foreign workers, had already announced its intention to abolish the controversial sponsorship system (“Kafala”). This system puts foreign workers to employers thank you in position to prevent them from leaving the country or change jobs. “A new law sponsorship currently being considered, which will replace the outdated Kafala system, will be announced by next year,” the statement said Sunday.
Wednesday, Amnesty International found ” insufficient “measures taken by Qatar to limit abuse against employees on the sites of the World-2022 migrant workers. “Urgent action is needed to not result in a World Cup built on forced labor and exploitation”, said the organization.
In their text, Doha authorities reject claims according to which the emirate has done little to improve the situation. “It is not true,” the Ministry of Labour.
Since the awarding of the World-2022 in Qatar in 2010, this country is at the center of controversy. In addition to charges of violations of human rights in connection with working conditions on construction sites, gas-rich emirate has been suspected of corruption. The trial chamber of the ethics committee of FIFA, however, rejected Thursday the idea of giving the organization of the competition to another country.
In addition, a lively debate continues on the period of the year in which the World-2022 should unfold, a growing number of experts judging impossible that the competition takes place in summer, when temperatures soar to 50 degrees Celsius.
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