Qatar 2022/Human & Labour Rights: assessment of the emirate according to European Parliament

On the positive side, there have been some notable and even unprecedented advances in the Persian Gulf, but on the negative side, there is still a great deal of room for improvement, especially from a European perspective. This is how the "Resolution on the situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar" (available to download), adopted the European Parliament, by a show of hands in Strasbourg (FRA) on 24/11/2022, could be summarised.

In this resolution, the EU body "deplores the deaths of thousands of migrant workers and the injuries sustained by workers during the preparations for the World Cup; expresses its condolences to the families of these workers and demands accountability."

The European Parliament "urges Qatar to fully implement its new legislation protecting workers' rights and to dismantle the remaining components of the kafala sponsorship system, such as absconding penalties for workers."

The European body also "strongly condemns the participation of European companies in any migrant workers' rights violations that they have caused, contributed…