In a bid to support migrant workers in Qatar involved in the process of building stadiums and other facilities for the football world cup, three trade unions have launched a digital service that helps them with legal assistance against exploitation.
International players' union Fifpro, the Building and Wood Workers' International and the International Domestic Workers Federation have developed a digital platform to help these workers with employment. The app also provides the labourers with information on their rights.
The three unions, as per The Guardian, said Qatar authorities have overlooked their request for migrant workers' welfare including labour reforms, constitution of a Migrant Workers' Centre in the Islamic nation.
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The move, as per these unions, is a vision that seeks "to ensure a positive and sustainable impact for people engaged in the delivery of major football events."
The aim is to create better working conditions and advancement of migrant workers' rights and conditions, the statement added.
The user friendly app will be available in seven languages: English, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Hindi, Nepali.
The worker community in Qatar is reportedly not given access to essential information including information on their rights, amended employment law, abolition of kafala system. The initiative aims to cater to these areas and inform labourers about their rights.