Following recent reports on the hundreds of workers who have died building World Cup football stadiums, this week a gas explosion at a restaurant and a gas leak at a chemical plant claimed more lives and injured many more. These incidents show the terrible conditions that workers in Qatar endure with many recent reports documenting the hazards they face. Only by establishing independent trade unions will workers be able to achieve safe workplaces and gain a living wage.
Following recent reports on the hundreds of workers who have died building World Cup football stadiums, this week a gas explosion at a restaurant and a gas leak at a chemical plant claimed more lives and injured many more. These incidents show the terrible conditions that workers in Qatar endure with many recent reports documenting the hazards they face. Only by establishing independent trade unions will workers be able to achieve safe workplaces and gain a living wage.