MIGRANT WORKERS IN QATAR AND THE 2022 WORLD CUP

Early day motion 1095, tabled 24 February 2014 by Lord Mann (Labour). Signed by 32 members.

That this House notes that since Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup the country has experienced a construction boom; further notes that in the last two years hundreds of Indian and Nepalese migrant workers have died working on construction projects in Qatar; moreover is extremely concerned that in the build-up to 2022 hundreds more migrant workers will die due to unsafe working conditions; and calls on the Government, the international community and FIFA to act to urge Qatar in the strongest possible terms to drastically improve working conditions, review the migrant worker sponsorship scheme and properly compensate the families of migrant workers who have been injured or killed.

Signatures by party: Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Independent 1.