Qatar has rejected calls from NGOs for the creation of a compensation fund for migrant workers killed or injured on World Cup construction sites.
Ali Ben Samikh Al-Marri, Minister of Labour, described these calls from NGOs as “communication stunt“. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are leading a campaign to obtain compensation for workers who suffered “abuse” (deaths, injuries, unpaid wages, etc.) from world football’s governing body, FIFA. , and the host country of the 2022 World Cup.
“Every death is a tragedy (most) there are no criteria for establishing this fund“compensation, says the minister.”Where are the victims? do you have the names?“. The minister recalled that his country had set up a compensation fund in 2018 for workers who do not receive their wages, putting forward the figure of 320 million euros paid in 2022 alone.
As criticism intensifies as the event approaches, organizations and countries are trying to “discredit Qatar with deliberately misleading claims“, also estimated Mr. Marri. According to him, some foreign politicians make the Gulf country “an arena to solve their own political problems“.
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