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Since it won the honor of organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the State of Qatar has responded to many skeptical campaigns that have long been awarded the first historical hosting in the Arab region. So that its stadiums, facilities and infrastructure are now referred to as elements that prove that the next edition of the World Cup will be truly exceptional.
The media machine refused to obey the logic of truth by stopping the attack, despite the impressive World Cup preparatory achievements that Qatar presented on the ground. , but through reliable official authorities, which contributed to responding to these allegations.
The firm conviction of many fair-minded people that workers’ rights are nothing more than a cover for other goals set by the attackers, born mainly of the refusal to grant an Arab country to host the World Cup. , just like the report published in a European newspaper claiming that the number of deaths in the facilities and stadiums of the World Cup since winning the hosting has reached 6,500 workers, without any reliable proof or source, which confirms that what happened is no longer a media fabrication, in order to make an impact that falters. Other parties to take hostile steps against the World Cup host as an embodiment of the alleged lamentation.
The plaintiffs ignored all official reports issued by international labor organizations, in addition to the intensive monitoring by the International Football Association "FIFA", which constantly praises the initiatives undertaken by the State of Qatar in order to protect the rights of workers and meet their needs, and these initiatives came through the concerned authorities. Locally, and international bodies with great credibility in this regard, led by labor and human rights organizations, so that these initiatives demonstrate the extent of keenness to provide the appropriate environment for workers and according to internationally recognized standards.
As long as the concerned authorities in Qatar, led by the Supreme Committee for Projects and Legacy, have called on everyone to have a dialogue regarding the file of workers' rights, by keeping the doors open for everyone who wants to know the truth before they go behind smear campaigns that are based on false information, the officials in the committee have continued The Supreme Council for Projects and Legacy is taking every opportunity to emphasize the open call for a direct dialogue regarding the practical steps taken by the state with regard to the workers' file, which confirms that dealing with these campaigns has continued to be carried out with prudence, wisdom and skill.
As long as the President of the International Football Association "FIFA", Gianni Infantino, conveyed the reality of the great achievements made by the State of Qatar regarding the reforms it adopted in terms of workers' rights, and barely a few days had passed since the last confirmation issued by the top of the "FIFA pyramid", when he described the reforms during A video filmed at the beginning of an extensive press conference held in Doha last Monday to present the latest operational preparations a month before the World Cup, in Al Raeda, after those reforms changed the lives of thousands of workers for the better.
The latest testimonies that refute the latest allegations came from FIFA Deputy Secretary-General Alasdair Bell, who confirmed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will be the first major sporting tournament that leaves a positive and sustainable impact in the field of human rights.
Alasdair stressed during a parliamentary hearing in the Council of Europe, on the governance of sports and social rights, and the protection of workers’ rights in Qatar, which was organized by two committees of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, that Qatar has made real and remarkable progress in addressing labor rights issues, in order to leave the World Cup a legacy. With regard to workers' rights.
He said that the matter is not a victory, but rather a fact and a matter that must be documented, praising the measures taken by the State of Qatar after it began to abolish the sponsorship system, set a minimum wage, strengthen protection measures against the effort caused by high temperatures, and established labor committees, stressing The prevailing conditions for workers at the World Cup sites have become a standard in Qatar, pointing out that 250,000 people were able to change their jobs in 2020, thanks to the reforms undertaken by the state, while about 300,000 workers benefited from the implementation of the minimum wage.
The workers who contributed to the implementation of the facilities for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 received a lot of appreciation, as they remained an important part of celebrating the completion of each of the stadiums, whether the seven that were built specifically for the event or the renovated Khalifa International Stadium, to lead the implementation and celebration scene through their photos that The sides of the stadiums have always been decorated in recognition of the great efforts they have made.
And the concern for the rights of the workers of the World Cup facilities is reflected in the workers city that was built in the industrial zone, which is considered irrefutable evidence of the humanitarian services provided to workers, as it has housing complexes, places of worship, a police station, a health center and bus stops, and it also includes a recreational and commercial area with playgrounds and commercial centers. Theatres, cinemas, and shops.
The International Trade Union Confederation was an internationally recognized body that had no doubts about the fabricated information that has long formed the focus of allegations, which is the death of six thousand workers in the projects of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 during the last ten years, as Ms. Sharan Burrow, Secretary General of the International Trade Union Confederation, confirmed In an interview she gave two weeks ago with the "Agence France Presse", the allegations that more than six thousand workers were killed during the past decade, are nothing but a misconception.
Boro did justice to all the reforms undertaken by the State of Qatar when she said that the host country of the World Cup had witnessed a major transformation in the field of workers' rights, which included reforming laws and improving wages and living conditions, and stressed that the International Trade Union Confederation's relationship with the State of Qatar has turned into "close friends". She called on the masses in the world to visit Qatar and enjoy the World Cup, stressing that control over everything related to workers remains in place.
The Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation praised the Qatari law to protect workers from heat stress, considering it one of the best laws to combat heat stress in the world, in response to the announcement of French cities, including the capital, Paris, that they refrained from showing World Cup matches on giant screens in protest against Qatar’s record in In the field of human rights, she said: "They do not hear about the change that has taken place and the amazing progress that has been made in Qatar."
We can conclude that the State of Qatar considered the work a guiding light to respond to all campaigns, and proceeded steadfastly in implementing all the promises it made through great efforts made by all state institutions over many years, without heeding the attack that began immediately after the announcement of the award of the honor of organizing the World Cup. , without losing sight of the officials who continued to work until the attack subsided little by little, although some wanted to inflate it again through "workers' rights", but that left nothing but ashes, with the torrent of responses that came this time from the official authorities, whether the International Federation or human rights organizations and internationally recognized labor.