Infantino confirms competition will be played in the Gulf nation
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Fifa President Gianni Infantino (second right) arrives to attend a press conference in the Qatari capital Doha. Infantino announced that a new independent committee would be set up to monitor conditions for labourers working to build stadia for the 2022 World Cup.
Doha: Gianni Infantino announced on Friday that Fifa will establish a body to monitor working conditions for labourers at Qatar’s 2022 World Cup stadiums and insisted the tournament would stay in the Gulf.
Speaking during his first visit to Doha as president of world football’s governing body, Infantino said Fifa would act on criticisms it has done little to protect those building venues for its showcase tournament in six years’ time.
“We will not just sit and wait,” he told journalists at a press conference.
“Fifa will step up its efforts in overseeing - in particular the set-up by the (Qatar) Supreme Committee - in order to ensure the protection of the workers’ rights in the construction of the Fifa World Cup sites.”
He added that the proposal had been welcomed by the “highest Qatari authorities”.
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