Few are chosen and once when you get a chance it is considered a chance of a lifetime since the competition is held once every four years, world cup. This is exactly the situation Qatar found themselves in as they were announced to be the hosts of the coveted competition for the 2022 world cup by Fifa in competition to host the tournament with the US, Japan, Australia and South Korea. (Telegraph Agencies, 2014) After winning the contract to host the competition, the country bean preparations in making the competition successful once it starts. Workers have especially been imported with migrants flocking the country for jobs promised to create stadiums, hotels and other facilities that will be needed in the competition. However, reports from the country suggest that initial promises by the Qatar government to migrant workers are broken and they are subjected in ‘sub-human’ working conditions. This paper will be exploring the working conditions of the personnel working in construction of the Qatar stadiums and hotel facilities in preparation of the 2022 world cup. In light of the fact that Qatar migrant workers work in subhuman conditions, something has to be done to change that. Therefore, for Qatar to host the 2022 world cup, workers conditions have to be improved significantly. This is because most of the migrants have been subjected to poor working conditions and low pay from their employers once they get into the country. Apart from bribery by Qatar sports officials in acquiring the contract, a CNN report said that although it did not expect Qatar to be stripped of their privilege to host the tournament through bribes allegations, focus should be turned to human rights issues raised. (Edwards, 2014) Migrant workers have been ... ... middle of paper ... ...rk: sports Grid. Pattisson, P. (2013). Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'. London: The Gurdian (UK). Telegraph Agencies. (2014, Apr 06). Qatar World Cup: Stadium builders working in 'sub-human' conditions. Retrieved May 10, 2014, from The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10748171/Qatar-World-Cup-Stadium-builders-working-in-sub-human-conditions.html Voakes, K. (2014, May 14). The 2022 World Cup host nation has set in place new measures to improve the conditions of migrant workers. Retrieved May 15, 2014, from Goal.com: http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4500/main/2014/05/14/4818448/fifa-approves-qatar-reforms?ICID=HP_TS_10 Whitefield, M. (2014, Apr 23). Security forces prepare for World Cup in a restive Brazil. Retrieved May 14, 2014, from www.miamiherald.com: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/23/4076496/security-forces-prepare-for-world.html
The migrant worker community in states like Florida, Texas, and California is often an ‘obscure population’ of the state. They live in isolated communities and have very little stability or permanence. According to the Florida Department of Health, 150,000 to 200,000 migrant workers work in the State of Fl...
First of all the stadiums and the teams always seem to be a great contender for positive economic development jobs focusing on helping the economic growth of a city. However, this is different from other economic improvement devices like tax credit, sports stadiums, soccer pi...
The construction taking place in Brazil for the World Cup and Olympics can be closely related to urban development projects (UDPs). According to Swyngedouw (2002), “physical reconstruction and economic recovery tend to go hand in hand” (p. 577). However, UDPs do not affect all residents the same. Similar to the marginalization that takes place during preparation for mega sporting events, UDPs also have a history of increasing “physical and social fragmentation” (Swyngedouw, 2002, p. 577). UDPs are also notorious for the special regulations they receive which enables the timely completion of such projects. Brazil’s preparations for these two mega events have been given special priority and little can stand in the way of the construction.
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Brazil just came out from a World Cup in our boundaries. The first one at home since I was born. Brazil have always been to the World Cup. Brazil have never been out of one edition, but this time, at home, I felt how the World Cup environment is. In Brazil’s game, everybody is on the streets. If the game starts at 4, at 2 the whole country is out of work and on their way to the bars. The bars are so overcrowded. If Brazil is playing, the place to go is definitely the bar. Over there, there’re always thousands of people drinking beer and watching the game. Even with the shame score against Germany in the semifinal, we partied. When we win, we party to celebrate. When we lose, we party to forget about. However, people don’t just watch Brazil’s
With the 'unknown certainty' of terrorist actions and fan behavior, it is impossible to ensure a risk-free environment at America's sporting venues. Incidents will happen and emergencies will arise. It is a matter of how one prepares, responds, and recovers to mitigate the consequences of emergencies at a sporting venue. Sport venue managers need to be aware of risk assessment methodologies to detect threats, identify vulnerabilities, and reduce cons...
When attending a sports venue as fun as they might be there is a lot that could go wrong when you pack a stadium with over 50,000 people. To keep these large crowds under control, its best to have a series of steps to follow and of things to have in case of an incident. Maintaining a save environment in a stadium first requires Risk Avoidance.
Imagine the beaches and rainforests of beautiful Brazil. The sounds of the waves and the peeps of the treefrogs. Lying on the beach with the sun shining down on your face eating the fresh fruits you had picked off the trees in your garden this morning. Now fast forward to 2009 when Brazil got chosen to host the 2016 summer Olympics. The economy was booming at this time. Fast forward again to the fall of 2016. The rainforests, beaches, and natural ecosystems have been destroyed from the constructions of the stadiums. The looks of Brazil are now stared at with fear because of the abandoned stadiums and graffiti. And last but not least, the economy has crashed and Brazil is left with huge amounts of debt. All of this could have been prevented
McFarlane & Freudmann (2013) state two types of infrastructure, underground infrastructure not visible to guest and visible infrastructure that visitors will see. Both are important to a mega event but both require different approaches. The legacy of an event is the key to infrastructure planning, if as mentioned if governments have clear goals for the long term, mega event can be the catalyst for bettering there nations. As stated Brazil and the city of Rio has struggled with poverty, crime and unemployment for a decade. The nation has used the Olympics’ as a way to improve infrastructure and force change. The critical success of a mega event depends on the host nation’s delivery these essential services. Muiller (2016) article “The Mega-Event Syndrome” has a more critical view on past mega events then McFarlane and Freudmann (2013). One such point Muiller (2013) makes is the Athens Olympics, in which Greece lost 3.4% of their gross domestic product the year flowing and left the nation with a legacy of unused facilities and environmental damage. Muiller (2013) outline symptoms to what he calls “Mega Event Syndrome” one of such is the uneven distribution of physical infrastructure and a misallocation of resource in local communities which influence the next point on sociocultural success factors.
During the world cup mass protests took place to expose how the country invested so much in preparing for the World Cup while so many residents were living in poverty (Human Rights Watch, 2014). This issue has the potential to become volatile as the country is currently experience an economic slowdown and the unemployment numbers begin to rise. Another result of extreme poverty is the lack of skilled workforce which makes it difficult for companies staff their business with local residents which keeps them from investing in the community (Deloitte,
bank, W. (2010). Migration and Skills: The Experience of Migrant Workers from Albania, Egypt, Moldova, and Tunisia. World Bank Publications.
In July FIFA had a new president election for their multibillion dollar business. No one went up against Sepp Blatter, so he was automatically re elected. But FIFA has been trying to elect a new president. Suspending Blatter was a good step and their are rumors that they will have a new election by the end of 2016 (The Guardian). If a new president is elected, then FIFA would drastically change. No one would know for sure what would change because a new president hasn’t been elected yet. But the 2022 World Cup from Qatar would likely change. Qatar was one of the cities to pay the executives to vote for them. In Qatar there has been many controversial things happening there involving the World Cup. Qatar has workers build the stadiums in terrible conditions. Workers are often dehydrated from the extreme heat and are being paid around one American dollar per hour and they work very long hours. On average about two workers per day die working. They die from dehydration, overworked, falling from high points, or debris falling on them. Qatar is in the Middle East, a dangerous place, which is another reason the World Cup location will change locations. Soccer fans are also angry that the World Cup will be played in December because Qatar will be too hot to play in July, the time it is normally played in. Qatar cheated to win the World Cup, so Qatar may
The possible best solution to the cultural differences within WIYCR is to promote cultural unity by changing the mindset of WIYCR¡¦s expatriates, leading to a working environment with harmony, thus increasing overall performance. We need to consider the implementation of overall change in WIYCR¡¦s culture in short term and in the long run separately. As Christmas peak season is coming, we must focus on implementing steps in trust building and working as a team. In the long run, main focus is placed on improving the communication and relationship between the resort and head quarters to improve the overall efficiency. However, reward system is not in the recommendation as it is not a very effective measure to change the working attitudes of local workers, due to the fact that they enjoy the relationships with coworkers, family and friends rather than monetary or other rewards.
When foreign workers are employed, the host countries can reduce the labor cost. This is because workers from Bangladesh, India or the Philippines are happy and satisfied to work for salaries, which are low in the host countries but high in their home countries. Foreign workers are also ready to work in remote places or at times when local workers would not. This means that the economy is boosted by cheap labor and low production costs. So, I strongly agree that over reliance on foreign workers can reduce the labor cost of the host countries. (Anonymous, 2011)
As an example, in July 2006, Huawei's customers in Congo changed the project due to objective reasons, and the construction of the core network equipment in the original 30 days was compressed to 4 days. After careful analysis and judgment of the situation, the Chinese side of Huawei’s team quickly coordinates the site construction of the engineer. All the Chinese members of the project team live and stay at the project site. After three days and four nights of continuous fighting, the project team finally completed ahead of schedule. In the process, the local staff in Africa did not agree with the Chinese staff, and there was a difference in job understanding. There are many similar examples, overnight overtime, sick work, holiday office, prayer day on business, and so on. These differences in understanding are a huge challenge for Chinese employees in Huawei and local staff in Africa in terms of human resources management. Also, many countries in Africa are free to organize trade unions, the labor union is very powerful, and at the same time the local government also will intervene when the trade union intervenes, often the trivial matter is very serious in the trade union's view. The enterprises invested by Huawei in Africa have just begun to have a sense of social integrity and lack of awareness of social responsibility, resulting in a lot of labor disputes, and the negative impact on the local resources