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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Qatar\u2019s foreign minister has denounced the \u201chypocrisy\u201d of people calling for a boycott of the football World Cup to protest against alleged human rights in the Gulf country.<\/p>\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told Le Monde in an interview published on Thursday that most of the world was looking forward to the tournament that starts in Doha this month, and that the \u201cattacks\u201d were being made \u201cby a very<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is frankly unfortunate. The reality is that the world is looking forward to this celebration. Over 97 percent of the tickets have been sold. Among the 10 countries that bought the most tickets, we find European countries like France,\u201d Al Thani, who is also the deputy prime minister, said.Qatar is the first country in the Middle East to host the football World Cup but it has faced a wave of criticism since it was awarded the tournament in 2010. In particular, its treatment of migrant workers and its human rights records have been under the spotlight, leading to calls for teams to boycott the tournament altogether.<\/p>\n

General view of construction work at a fan zone in the run-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 [File: Hamad I Mohammed\/Reuters]<\/p>\n

The country faced widespread criticism from human rights groups for its previous use of the kafala system \u2013 under which workers are tied to an employer whose consent they need to change jobs in the form of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) \u2013 a law that rights activists have argued tied their presence in Qatar to their employers and led to abuse and exploitation.<\/p>\n

The kafala system was abolished in August 2020 in Qatar amid other landmark changes, including the introduction of a minimum wage.<\/p>\n

Several Gulf countries have, in recent years, enacted reforms to their kafala systems, which were once prevalent across the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.<\/p>\n

\u2018Double standard\u2019<\/p>\n

Responding to a query on why it took so long for Qatar to abolish the kafala setup, considering all the stadiums had been built by 2020, Al Thani said such reforms \u201ctake time\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is true for any country \u2013 it is not unique to Qatar. Of course, there are still flaws and we are determined to fix them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, the deputy prime minister said there was a \u201cdouble standard\u201d in \u201csystematically\u201d blaming the Qatari government for the problems facing labourers, while in Europe, \u201cthe slightest incident is blamed on the company\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there are some people who don\u2019t accept that a small country in the Middle East is hosting such a global event,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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