The Gulf state of Qatar, host of the World Cup in 2022, migrant workers treated badly. It is full-bodied despite promises “pathetic little” happens criticized the human rights organization Amnesty International.

The Sports Minister of Qatar is sure: The World Cup 2022 is set quality standards, “which can be surpassed almost impossible”. To this end, Qatar will implement labor reforms in the coming months, promised Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali. Whether they really come and what consequences it will have for many guest workers in the emirate, but is more than unclear.

From the perspective of human rights defenders Qatar has not yet met its promise to better protect migrant workers. Four years ago the country was awarded the contract for the World Cup 2022. In the struggle against widespread exploitation of foreign workers was “pathetic little” happens now said Regina Spöttl of Amnesty International. Presented in the spring and was already criticized as inadequate reform proposals were thus waste.

Amnesty presented on Wednesday a report to Qatar who comes to the conclusion that in particular still significant work is the so-called sponsors Act. The controversial law requires foreign workers, among other things, to seek the approval of their employer if they change this or would like to leave Qatar. This could lead to exploited workers stranded in the country and can not leave the country, Amnesty criticized. They also state that sponsored forced labor in this way.

Amnesty had repeatedly condemned abuses in the protection of migrant workers in Qatar in the past. Was reported among other outstanding wages, unreasonable hard and dangerous work conditions, dilapidated accommodation and systematic forced labor. Domestic workers are also regularly exposed to physical violence and sexual abuse.

After massive international criticism and reports of hundreds of deaths on the World Cup construction sites, the emirate announced at the beginning of comprehensive reforms and “standards for the welfare of the workers.” Even these reform proposals were “disappointing” failed and failed “the core of the problem”, Amnesty criticized the expert Regina Spöttl. “But even these minimal reforms are not implemented until today.”

“We understand the problem,” Sports Minister Salah Ghanem Al Ali said’m the news agency AP. At issue is a human question. “We Qataris are no evil people like vampires … we have emotions, we feel bad.”

Apart from Qatar and the football world governing body Fifa looks at himself faced with multi-million dollar corruption allegations around the 2022 World Cup. Their award in the Gulf state had provided because of the extreme temperatures and lack of infrastructure in place for astonishment.

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