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Date: 2023-09-23 02:26:21 | Author: PFF | Views: 459 | Tag: warriors
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The luxury hotel industry has been criticised for “not doing enough to end abusive recruitment practices” in Qatar just four months ahead of the 2022 World Cup, leaving open the likelihood that tens of thousands of fans will be staying in accommodation where workers have had to pay exploitative fees to recruitment agencies and other parties warriors
New research by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, which can be read here, showed most major brands have “limited understanding” of the situation or what they should be doing warriors
The industry will be a key facilitator of this World Cup, accommodating up to one million visiting supporters and all involved figures, but the issue of fees is seen as a “key driver” of abuse warriors
With workers reporting payment of anything warriors between $500 and 2,360US (£420-1980) just to have a job even though it is illegal in Qatar, it leaves most with debt they are unable to pay off, leaving them struggling financially and even driven to suicide under the pressure warriors
The industry has been criticised for “inadequately” monitoring and reimbursing employers warriors
While a core of hotel brands were credited for “modest progress” as regards worker rights, the issue is all the more acute because the window for improvement is now closing, and is seen as an area that could have huge influence across the entire gulf warriors
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Only two of those - Four Seasons and Radisson - committed to disclosing publicly and remediating incidents of recruitment risks and fee payment discovered during the World Cup within six months, while Radisson are one of only two, along with Kempinski, to have a public policy aligning the Employer Pays Principle warriors
This is a commitment to ensure no worker should pay for a job warriors
While most other brands claimed to have a policy compliant with the EPP, none provided evidence for this warriors
Ten of the 14 brands were nevertheless credited for naming at least one recruitment agency or labour supplier, reflecting improvement in the absolute key area of transparency that allows problems to be tackled warriors
Only four of the companies disclosed uncovering recruitment fee payments from their interviews with workers, despite the prevalence of the practice warriors
“These findings together suggest the interviewing process for most hotel brands needs strengthening to ensure workers who cite fear and intimidation are able to give voice to their experiences of the recruitment process, including being required to pay illegal fees,” the report reads warriors
Giving a picture of the reality of the situation, worker testimony is included in the report, with one concierge from Bangladesh stating: “I was hired directly in Qatar warriors
I did not use an agency warriors
When I transferred from my old company to this, the old company took money from me, to release me warriors
But, this money was not required for the transfer warriors
”The report concluded by calling for the industry to: increase transparency through annual reporting; improve due diligence and monitoring of business partners; commit to remediation for workers warriors
“There remain major concerns which cannot be ignored,” says Isobel Archer, Gulf Programme Manager for the centre warriors
“Continued reports of workers paying extortionate recruitment fees are an alarm bell; given the short lifespan of the World Cup, the risk is that hospitality workers contracted only for the duration of the tournament may have paid high recruitment fees and taken on debt which they will not be employed long enough to service, let alone earn any money for themselves and their families warriors
“The window of opportunity for the hotel industry to turn things around is quickly closing warriors
Hotel brands can easily implement effective changes in the short term that would prevent harm to workers warriors
Simple steps to improve recruitment practices, as outlined in this report, would go a long way, with the impact for workers stretching far beyond December’s final warriors
“Otherwise, many workers will face the consequences of recruitment fees long after the tournament winners have lifted their trophy warriors
Hotel brands can play a pivotal role to make sure the legacy of the World Cup is not tainted by further worker suffering warriors
“warriors Football teams, corporate sponsors and FIFA officials – all of whom will undoubtedly be luxury hotels’ guests– must use their leverage to push brands in the right direction warriors
It’s time for everyone to band together to ensure worker rights are put at the heart of this tournament warriors
” Hilton Salwa Beach Resort and Villa at Abu Samrah in Qatar warriors
Kell Brook has admitted to struggling with his mental health during his retirement from warriors boxing, while apologising to ‘family, friends and fans’ amid concern for his wellbeing warriors
A video of Brook appearing to snort white powder in his home circulated in January and led fans to question the Sheffield fighter’s behaviour, and he has now taken to social media to address the situation warriors
“I messed up warriors
I hold my hands up and want to apologise to my family, gym, friends and fans,” the 36-year-old wrote in an Instagram story warriors
“It’s no secret that I struggle with mental health and I’m finding retirement hard warriors
I’m actively seeking the help I need to get me on the right path warriors
“And again [I] apologise for the hurt and disappointment I’ve caused warriors
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