Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding worker protections in Qatar and the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup.
Latest action · Sep 8, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 24, 2014
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls on: (1) the United States to prioritize the rights of migrant workers in their relations with Qatar by offering technical assistance and expertise in combating human trafficking and the provision of victim-centered services, and (2) U.S. corporations involved in constructing World Cup related infrastructure in Qatar to ensure that working conditions are in compliance with international human rights standards by holding subcontractors accountable for labor violations and incorporating mechanisms for enforcement of such contractual obligations.
Calls on the Qatari authorities to implement existing legislation and enact new legislation to prevent human rights violations.
Calls on the migrant laborers' countries of origin, notably Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka, to protect their nationals from deceptive recruitment agencies in their countries and intervene on behalf of their nationals whose rights are abused when working in Qatar and other Persian Gulf states.
Urges the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to: (1) ensure that the World Cup is a symbol of global cooperation, (2) deliver a strong message to Qatar to make sure that the 2022 World Cup is not staged with the assistance of modern slavery by continuing the organization's involvement in Qatar, and (3) advocate for fair labor practices on all World Cup related projects.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 24, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 24, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Jul 24, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Business ethics
- Contracts and agency
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Detention of persons
- Due process and equal protection
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Foreign labor
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- India
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Middle East
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Nepal
- Persian Gulf States
- Philippines
- Professional sports
- Qatar
- Sports and recreation facilities
- Sri Lanka
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2014Introduced in House
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