Doha, October 21 (QNA) – Since it was granted the honor of organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the State of Qatar has responded to many skeptical campaigns against this milestone, which marks the first historic hosting in the Arab region, as it remained an implementable barrier to all these campaigns when it took its 12 years worth of hard work as a way to respond to the skeptics, until its stadiums, facilities and infrastructure proved their remarkableness that will make the next edition of the World Cup a truly exceptional one.
At a time when the media retracted the attack forcibly, in compliance with the logic of truth, after the world witnessed impressive Qatar World Cup preparatory achievements on the ground, some brought back the issues of workers’ rights through false information that loses its credibility in the absence of proof. It was easy to refute these allegations again, but through reliable official bodies, 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 controlled by the attackers, and was mainly born out of the refusal to grant an Arab country to host the World Cup, which makes the lament over those rights nothing but an excuse to continue launching the unjustified attack, based on rumors, such as 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 presenting a proof or a reliable source.
Critics ignored all official reports issued by international labor organizations, in addition to the vigorous supervision of the International Football Association (FIFA), which constantly hails the initiatives undertaken by the State of Qatar to protect the rights of workers and meet their needs.
These initiatives came through the concerned authorities locally, as well as international bodies with great credibility in this regard, led by labor and human rights organizations, to prove the extent of care to provide the appropriate environment for workers according to internationally recognized standards.
The concerned authorities in the State of Qatar, led by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), have always called for dialogue regarding the file of workers’ rights by giving anyone who wishes to find out the truth the opportunity to do so before supporting smear campaigns based on false information.
SC officials invest every opportunity to emphasize the open call for a direct dialogue regarding the practical steps taken by the state regarding the workers’ file, which confirms that dealing with these campaigns has continued to be carried out with prudence, wisdom and skill.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has long sought to convey the reality of the great achievements accomplished by the State of Qatar regarding the reforms that it has adopted on workers’ rights. In a video clip played at the beginning of an extensive press conference held in Doha on Monday to present the latest operational preparations a month before the World Cup and only after a few days have passed since the last confirmation issued by FIFA, he described the reforms as pioneering after they changed the lives of thousands of workers for the better. (MORE)