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• show that you have taken all possible steps to ensure no workers have paid fees
associated with their recruitment and commit to reimbursing workers who have paid
any such fees in contravention of local law, including if the fees were paid to labor
agencies or other intermediaries;
• strictly prohibit the retention of workers’ passports or other identity documents,
including by subcontractors or intermediaries, and ensure that safe storage facilities
where they can access such documents are made available;
• ensure that all workers receive and sign enforceable employment contracts in a
language that they understand prior to their migration; ensure on-time payment in full
of workers’ wages from the first month of their employment, paid into bank accounts
on a no less than monthly basis;
• and, in view of the requirement under Qatari law that employers provide worker
housing, ensure adequate housing facilities for all workers in accordance with
domestic and international standards. We would be very grateful to know if your
company would be willing to make such a pledge.
We would welcome a reply to this letter, and your willingness to make the pledges outlined
above, at your earliest convenience in order to reflect the position of Aspire Logistics on these
important issues in our work on the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In order to reflect your position in
our upcoming report, we would ask for a written response by May 29, 2012. We also welcome
the opportunity to discuss these issues in more detail in person during our visit to Qatar
between June 8 and 12, 2012. Please feel free to suggest a date and time that would be
convenient for such a meeting. You can reach us by contacting my colleague David Segall at
segalld@hrw.org, or by telephone at +1-212-216-1824.
Sincerely,
Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director
Middle East and North Africa Division
Human Rights Watch
Attached:
Summary of Research Findings
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