Qatar was praised at the United Nations' top human rights body on Tuesday for improving labor laws before the 2022 World Cup, though it was urged to fully abolish its employment system for migrant workers. (More Football News)
Qatar returned to the Human Rights Council in Geneva for its five-yearly review for the first time since the soccer tournament that needed hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to build stadiums and other essential projects.
Soccer governing body FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia in December as host of the 2034 World Cup 바카라 setting up another decade of scrutiny on how human rights are respected while preparing for more teams playing more games in more stadiums.
In Qatar, better labor law protections have been passed in recent years relating to a minimum wage, freedom to change employers and combating forced labor and trafficking, according to the emirate's senior diplomat in Geneva.
Qatar 바카라highly appreciated바카라 the contribution of migrant workers who are 바카라true partners,바카라 said Hend Abdulrahman Al Muftah, its permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, in translated comments.
Qatar was urged 바카라 or 바카라recommended,바카라 in the formal diplomatic language of the UN rights body 바카라 by French delegate Claire Thuaudet to 바카라pursue the implementation of the labor laws바카라 linked to the 2022 World Cup.
Sierra Leone said Qatar should 바카라consider abolishing all vestiges바카라 of the labor law system known as kafala.
바카라We commend Qatar for its notable reforms in labor migrant legislation,바카라 the Netherlands delegation said. 바카라These are significant but more effective enforcement and implementations are needed.바카라
Qatar also was asked to abolish the death penalty by states including Brazil, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand, and decriminalize consenting same-sex relations by Brazil, Mexico and Spain.
Anticipating criticism of Qatar's record on women's rights, Al Muftah said Qatar now had 120 women in diplomatic roles after the number was just three several years ago.
Sweden later recommended Qatar review its laws relating to women's rights in divorce, custody of children and inheritance while Iceland called for abolition of the male guardianship system. Iceland also urged decriminalizing abortion and ensure access to reproductive health services without needing the permission of a male guardian or showing a marriage certificate.
Qatar's delegation pointed to the country rising from outside the top 100 to now rank No. 84 in the global index of press freedom. Top-ranked Norway said Qatar should ensure 바카라civil society, human rights defenders and journalists can operate freely without fear of reprisals.바카라
Qatar is widely expected to be a strong contender in bidding to host the 2036 Olympics, and concluded its presentation Tuesday with sports ministry official Nasser Ali Al-Khater hailing sports as 바카라an important platform to enhance cooperation between peoples.
바카라This is what we achieved during the World Cup,바카라 he said. 바카라Qatar shall continue its efforts in the field of sport and empowerment.바카라
