Arab countries are known for hiring migrated labor force and then exploiting them, but apparently, Qatar made several positive promises while applying for 2022 Soccer World Cup. Even recently, when they unveiled first prototype of their world cup venues, they never disclosed what the actual working conditions are there for workers working round the clock. But, thanks to international organization of human right, The Amnesty International, who brings what the ground reality is in front of the world, they condemned the organizing committee and sub-contractors for exploiting labor by forcing them to work day and night and in life-threatening working conditions. Everybody knows how punishing climate could be in this part of the world, and when this Arab nation can ask international soccer players to play there during summer, you can guess what they would have been doing to the taskforce being hired from around the world, especially from Asian States to work there. Reportedly, several international agencies have already said about the unsafe ambiances; perhaps some workers were also died off late on a construction site, but FIFA did not take them seriously.
Now, Amnesty international revealed these shocking details in its report called “The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar’s construction sector ahead of the World Cup” and when this international caretaker has come in support of workers being exploited by the local administration, world’s governing body seems to be in defending mood and promising to take prompt action on the issue while experts are taking it as an eyewash as this global event is already in the hit list of soccer watchdogs who are demanding to shift 2022 world cup to somewhere else or play during winters in Qatar.
Salil Shetty, the general secretary of Amnesty International, said while presenting the report, “It is simply inexcusable in one of the richest countries in the world that so many migrant workers are being ruthlessly exploited, deprived of their pay and left struggling to survive.
“Our findings indicate an alarming level of exploitation in the construction sector in Qatar. FIFA has a duty to send a strong public message that it will not tolerate human rights abuses on construction projects related to the World Cup. Many migrants arrive in Qatar full of hopes, only to have these crushed soon after they arrive. There’s no time to delay — the government must act now to end this abuse.”
Let’s see how Sepp Blatter reacts to this report as he has already said last month they are not responsible for whatever is happening to workers in Qatar.