The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) assured that the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, “insulted” the workers migrants who built facilities for the next World Cup in Qatar by refusing to provide compensation to the families of these workers who lost wages or lives.
At a conference organized by the Milken Institute on May 2, Infantino “surprisingly underestimated the deaths and the plight of migrant workers in Qatar who literally built the 2022 FIFA World Cup, ”according to a letter written and reproduced today by HRW Director of Global Initiatives Minky Worden.
In doing so, “he reminded the world that the inevitable deaths and abuse of migrant workers in Qatar is a historic flaw that needs to be remedied before the first ball of the tournament is kicked out in November,” he said.
During the session, the moderator asked Infantino: “Have you made any kind of commitment to help and support the thousands of families who have lost relatives who died in the construction of these stadiums?”
Although I just now mentioned the billions of dollars in revenue that FIFA will generate 2022 tournament, Infantino it has no promise to pay the families of workers who have lost their wages, or their lives, Worden wrote.
Infantino “insult”, according to HRW, your workers declaring, “When you give someone a job, even in difficult conditions, you give them dignity and pride.”
The FIFA president cited a report by the British newspaper “The Guardian” which revealed in 2021 that 6,500 migrant workers died in the construction of World Cup facilities between 2011 and 2020.
“But also there we must be objective and talk about the facts when we talk about this. When it comes to the construction of World Cup stadiums, we are investigating it with external entities, but in reality three people have died. Three is three, but they’re not 6,000, ”Infantino said in the conversation.
Millions of workers who moved to Qatar in search of promised economic opportunities did not encounter “dignity and pride”, but underwent “serious abuse, some of which may be equivalent to modern slavery”, according to HRW.
“Dignity and pride at work is achieved through fair pay, safe working and living environments, and honest contracts. For many migrant workers in Qatar, the reality is very high recruitment fees that can take a while. of years to recover, months of return or unpaid wages for the work they completed, ”Worden added.
Qatar has implemented reforms favorable to migrant labor, including removing restrictions on leaving the country or changing jobs without the approval of their employers, one of the most damaging aspects of kafala. or sponsorship system for them, which has caused them many abuses, although their implementation continues to be paralyzed.
In recent years, some organizations have criticized the dangerous working conditions of workers in this country, especially those who participated in the preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
According to official data, reproduced by Amnesty International (AI), since 2015 35 workers have died in World Cup projects, but there is no number of deaths for employees who participated in other construction -related contest.
Also, between 2010 and 2019, more than 15,021 foreign workers from all sectors died in Qatar, with the deaths being largely associated with “cardiovascular diseases”.
Source: La Verdad
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