Qatar denies World Cup slavery claims
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The Chairman of Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee denied claims by the Guardian newspaper that the 2022 World Cup organizers were treating Nepalese construction workers like Ôslaves’.
Ali Al-Marri said the allegations, made last week, were totally erroneous.
“There is no slavery or forced labour in Qatar,” he said. “The information that The Guardian reported is false and the numbers cited by them are exaggerated.”
The Guardian report last Thursday said dozens of Nepalese workers have died while working in Qatar in recent weeks, raising concerns about the Gulf state’s preparations to host the World Cup.
The paper said thousands of Nepalese Ñ at 370,000 the second largest group of laborers in Qatar after the Indians Ñ faced exploitation and abuses amounting to “modern-day slavery”.
Marri admitted there had been some problems. “There have been some problems, owing to the fact that there are 44,000 businesses in the country,” he said. “But I can assure you that the authorities are constantly making efforts to resolve the problems.”
The International Confederation of Trade Unions estimated that at the rate of deaths on building works in Qatar, at least 4000 workers will die even before the World Cup begins.
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