Sweltering in 40°C heat on ’75p wages’ - the lives of migrant workers in Qatar have been thrust into the spotlight as the World Cup begins. It's believed many of them have been exploited and overworked, with labourers often going ‘weeks’ without days off.
This often includes restrictions on whether someone can change jobs or leave the country.
Our efforts have resulted in significant improvements in accommodation standards, health and safety regulations, grievance mechanisms, healthcare provision, and reimbursements of illegal recruitment fees to workers.While the journey is on-going we are committed to delivering the legacy we promised. A legacy that improves lives and lays the foundation for fair, sustainable, and lasting labour reforms.
Despite our commitment to our rigorous standards, it is unfortunately the case that work-related injuries and deaths still occur on our projects. This is standard SC procedure that goes further than what is required, where the legal responsibility to investigate the underlying causes of death in the case of non-work-related deaths lies with the relevant local authorities.
Summer working hours legislation: The SC also participated in a heat stress study, commissioned by the ILO and Ministry of Labour that resulted in a ministerial decision to extend the ban on working in open workplaces from 10:00am-3:30pm, from June 1 to September 15 annually.Hospitality sector: Our engagement with the hospitality sector has brought about notable improvements in the areas of ethical recruitment, employment conditions, accommodations and workers’ representation.
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