Qatar: Abuse of World Cup workers exposed including 4 cases on Khalifa Stadium
Riepilogo
Date Reported: 30 Mar 2016
Location: Qatar
Companies
Nakheel Landscapes - EmployerProjects
Aspire Zone - Doha Sports City - UnknownAffected
Total individuals affected: 102
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Restricted mobility , Retention of identity documents , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: Yes, by NGO
Action taken: Both Nakheel Landscapes and Aspire Zone Foundation have submitted a response to Amnesty International. Nakheel Landscapes returned all passports to its workers, moved its workers to new accommodation and established an Employee Consulting Procedure and put in place elected worker representatives who can represent the workers and raise problems. Aspire Zone told AI the the SC Worker Welfare Standards do not apply to Nakheel's contract on the Aspire Zone green areas because it is not an official World Cup project.
Source type: NGO
Riepilogo
Date Reported: 30 Mar 2016
Location: Qatar
Companies
Midmac - Unknown , Eversendai - Employer , FIFA - Partner , Besix - UnknownProjects
Khalifa International Stadium - ClientAffected
Total individuals affected: 24
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Freedom of Expression , Retention of identity documents , Intimidation , Contract Substitution , Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: Yes, by NGO
Action taken: Main contractor Midmac-Six Construct JV, Eversendai as well as the Supreme Committee, Aspire Zone Foundation and FIFA have submitted a response to Amnesty International. Following an audit by the JV which uncovered the sub-standard accommodation, Eversendai employees were rehoused. After AI raised the issue of withheld passports, Eversendai confirmed that it had returned passports to migrant workers.
Source type: NGO
Riepilogo
Date Reported: 30 Mar 2016
Location: Qatar
Companies
FIFA - PartnerProjects
Khalifa International Stadium - ClientOther
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - Employer , Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - RecruiterAffected
Total individuals affected: 17
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Retention of identity documents , Freedom of Expression , Restricted mobility , Intimidation , Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Recruitment Fees , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Amnesty International was unable to identify which company officially worked on the Khalifa stadium refurbishment project had hired the workers. Amnesty International requested that the main contractors and subcontractors as well as the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy to provide a full list of companies subcontracted to work on the Khalifa stadium refurbishment project, but the list was not provided.
Source type: NGO
Riepilogo
Date Reported: 30 Mar 2016
Location: Qatar
Companies
Seven Hills Trading & Contracting - Unknown , Eversendai , FIFA - PartnerProjects
Khalifa International Stadium - ClientAffected
Total individuals affected: 51
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Retention of identity documents , Freedom of Expression , Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Intimidation , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: Yes, by NGO
Action taken: Amnesty International asked Eversendai to set out what due diligence the company had undertaken on Seven Hills prior to contracting with it. Amnesty International received two letters from Eversendai. However, the company did not provide any information to show it had carried out due diligence checks before engaging Seven Hills. Eversendai terminated its contract with Seven Hills over accommodation non-compliance. They stated to AI that "no remedial action is deemed necessary" as the workers were not directly engaged by them.
Source type: NGO
Riepilogo
Date Reported: 30 Mar 2016
Location: Qatar
Companies
Blue Bay - Unknown , Eversendai , FIFA - PartnerProjects
Khalifa International Stadium - ClientAffected
Total individuals affected: 24
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Intimidation , Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Recruitment Fees , Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Retention of identity documents , Freedom of Expression , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Amnesty International asked Eversendai to set out what due diligence the company had undertaken on Blue Bay prior to contracting with it. Amnesty International received two letters from Eversendai. However, the company did not provide any information to show it had carried out due diligence checks before engaging Blue Bay.
Source type: NGO
Migrant workers building Khalifa International Stadium in Doha for the 2022 World Cup have suffered systematic abuses, in some cases forced labour, Amnesty International reveals in a new report...calling on major World Cup sponsors like Adidas, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s to pressure FIFA to address the exploitation of workers on Khalifa stadium, and disclose its plan for preventing further abuses in World Cup projects...[also refers to Midmac, (Besix) Six Construct, Eversendai, Seven Hills Trading and Contracting, Blue Bay Trading and Contracting WLL, Nakheel Landscapes, Aspire Zone Foundation and Aspire Logistics].
AMNESTY CAMPAIGN