With all eyes focused on Qatar’s ongoing construction works to prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Diplomacy Training Programme (DTP) at the University of New South Wales, Australia, in co-operation with Migrant Forum Asia (MFA) and Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), will host a four-day programme to build knowledge and understanding about international human rights and labour standards and their relevance for the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar.
The programme will take place from September 23 to 26.
A large number of migrant workers are currently employed in these massive projects everywhere, in addition to those in services and domestic work, making the migrant worker ratio in the country higher than ever, highlighting the need for a large-scale programme to raise awareness about the human rights of migrant workers.
The programme would also enable participants to apply international standards and mechanisms more effectively in their individual and organisational efforts to ensure respect for the human rights of migrant workers.
Professor Patrick Earle, executive director of the Diplomacy Training Programme, said: “DTP and MFA hope that this programme can contribute to the efforts of all committed to ensuring respect for the human rights of migrant workers. This programme will draw on the knowledge and experience of academics and practitioners at a time of major change in the laws governing migrants in Qatar.”
The programme will provide a valuable forum for building collaboration and sharing knowledge and skills. It will help participants engage with their own societies, employers and official departments.
In addition, the programme will make use of the knowledge participants bring with them about their own background and situations.
The programme has proven to be useful to NGOs who have faced several limitations and barriers in the past. All those interested in supporting migrant worker rights or working with migrant support communities based in Qatar are invited to register.
The programme will cover topics such as the laws, standards, and United Nations conventions regarding human rights, and the best practices that should be followed by businesses employing migrant workers.
Applicants should be interested and committed to learning more and working with others to promote and protect the rights of workers. The programme will be conducted in English with simultaneous Arabic interpretation.
To register or find out more, visit https://epe.qatar.georgetown.edu/HRCB
Capacity-building programme on human rights advocacy and migrant workers.
