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(asked on 26th August 2014) - View Source
Questioner
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Steve Rotheram
(Labour - Liverpool, Walton)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to address the treatment of workers in Qatar during the construction of World Cup 2022 venues.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood Portrait
Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 3rd September 2014
I raised our concerns with the Qatari authorities on 24 July. We welcome the serious manner in which the Qatari Government is responding to concerns and fully support Qatar’s intention to reform the current labour law. We are encouraging the government of Qatar to put forward a timetable for passing and implementing the proposed legislation and stand ready to support these efforts where we can.
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