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Chamber and committees

Scrap the Game against Qatar

  • Submitted by: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2015
  • Motion reference: S4M-13339

That the Parliament notes with grave concern what it considers the appalling treatment of construction workers working on World Cup venues in Qatar; understands that, according to the campaign led by the International Trade Union Confederation, Play Fair Qatar and the NewFifaNow, an estimated 62 workers will have died for every game of the 2022 tournament and, at current rates, 40 workers a month are losing their lives because of a complete lack of health and safety protection on sites; is further concerned at what it considers the "slave contracts" that people are employed under, the removal of passports, poverty pay and exploitation by employment agencies; in light of this, and the failure of the football authorities to take action, calls on the SFA to send the strongest possible message to the Qatari authorities that Scotland finds the current plight of construction workers unacceptable and cancel the forthcoming friendly between Scotland and Qatar due to take place on the 5 June 2015 at Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Jayne Baxter, Claudia Beamish, Neil Bibby, Mary Fee, Patricia Ferguson, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray, Patrick Harvie, Hugh Henry, Cara Hilton, James Kelly, Johann Lamont, Hanzala Malik, Liam McArthur, Margaret McCulloch, Margaret McDougall, Michael McMahon, Siobhan McMahon, Anne McTaggart, Elaine Murray, John Pentland, Alex Rowley, Tavish Scott, Richard Simpson, Drew Smith, Elaine Smith, David Stewart