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Liverpool have rejected a five-star hotel in Doha

November 05, 2019
Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore seen in this file photo. — Reuters
Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore seen in this file photo. — Reuters

LONDON — Liverpool have refused to stay at a five-star Doha hotel after disclosing violations against their workers' rights. Liverpool are set to leave for Qatar in mid-December for the Club World Cup.

According to the English Daily Mail, the FIFA and organizing committee offered the team the mission to stay in a luxury hotel, but the offer was turned down because the hotel management was mistreated.

The Guardian blew up the case earlier, claiming that workers working in the luxury hotel were paid less than the minimum wage, as well as working in conditions contrary to labor laws.

The Guardians said that security guards worked 12 hours a day at temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius, and their salaries do not exceed 240 pounds per month (QR1,128), which is lower than the minimum wage in Doha (QR2,189).

Liverpool's decision is expected to increase scrutiny of Qatar's treatment of migrant workers, most of whom are involved in projects related to the 2022 World Cup.

Meanwhile, Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore said that the club have been given assurances by Qatari authorities that their supporters will be welcomed for next month’s FIFA Club World Cup.

Qatari officials had met with Liverpool supporters groupsto discuss their concerns about attending the tournament which runs from Dec. 11-21.

The Club World Cup is a trial event for the full World Cup which will be held in Qatar in 2022.

Nasser Al Khater, chief executive of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organizing committee, has previously said that fans of all gender orientation would be welcomed in the country.

Moore said Liverpool, who as European champions will feature in the Dec. 18 semifinal and then the final or third-placed game three days later in Doha, had held talks on a number of issues.

“We have sought and received information on match tickets, hotel provisions, stadium readiness, safety issues, cultural matters and a whole host of other issues. No stone has been left unturned,” he said.

Moore said, “If the involvement of our football club, or any other football club, for that matter, helps prompts positive change then I would be the first to welcome that, but that shouldn’t be the measurement of our involvement.” — Reuters


November 05, 2019
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