Geneva: Director-General of the Arab Labor Organization (ALO) Fayez Ali Al Mutairi stressed that Qatar has made great strides in the field of worker’s rights and in providing means of security and safety for all workers in the country, especially those working in the facilities of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
In an Interview on the sideline of his participation in the 110th edition of the International Labor Conference, he praised what Qatar has provided to workers in terms of services and advantages. He also praised the legislation Qatar has enacted to protect workers’ rights.
He pointed out that he had visited Qatar several times, since taking office, and was briefed on workers’ housing and workplaces. He was also acquainted with what Qatar provides for this category of workers of comfort and safety, whether physical or functional. He also praised Qatar’s efforts in training and qualifying labor inspectors in cooperation with the organisation, and the decision to raise the minimum wage, which is a global demand in light of the high costs and burdens of life.
Fayez Al Mutairi explained that ALO is a key partner for all international labor organisations and that it is keen on effective participation in International Labor Organization (ILO) conferences and Arab and regional coordination to achieve our demands that meet the needs and aspirations of the three parties of production “governments, business owners and workers” in all Arab countries. He cited the organisation’s preparation of the Arab Group’s observations on the annex to the report of the Director-General of ILO Guy Ryder, on the negative effects of the Israeli occupation on workers and business owners in Palestine and the occupied Arab territories, and its demand for the international community to stop settlement expansion and not to legalise the increase and spread of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the occupied Golan.
The Arab group also condemned the Israeli occupation continued settlement expansion without any regard for international resolutions.
