The report highlights the working conditions and violations against private security guards in Qatar, including in projects related to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Thirty-four security guards and safety personnel in eight private security companies, mainly from Kenya and Uganda, reported to the organization that they work more than 84 hours a week, an average of 12 hours a day, in harsh weather conditions, with often not being given a weekly rest. However, Qatari law provides for a maximum of 60 hours of work per week, with the worker having one day off.
The report added that workers who take this weekly leave or sick leave “risk arbitrary deductions from their salaries.” Most of them prefer not to file complaints for fear of expulsion and deportation from the country.
Among the violations cited in the Amnesty International report, is the discrimination in the treatment of migrants, as the working conditions and wages of security guards differ according to the countries they come from, noting that workers from sub-Saharan countries witness the worst situation.
The report pointed out that the Supreme Organizing Committee for the 2022 World Cup pledged to Amnesty International to work on these violations, saying that some companies will always try to “circumvent the system.”
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