Within the framework of the State of Qatar's efforts to protect workers, English newspaper The Peninsula highlighted the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) campaign to raise awareness about the impact of heat stress on workers rights to life and physical and mental health in the work environment.
Under the title "National Human Rights Committee and Workers Wellness in Qatar", the newspaper said that the campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of efforts by all stakeholders, foremost of which is the commitment of employers and workers to implement the legal decisions and legislation approved by the state regarding the prevention and prohibition of work in high-temperature places, which protect them from heat stress. This is mainly for workers in the construction, industry, and delivery services sectors, which would enhance the national progress in protecting the rights of expatriate workers and address any gaps that may prevent the provision of actual and complete protection.
Qatar has a comprehensive public healthcare provision, and human development is one of the pillars of Qatars National Vision 2030, one aspect of which is maintaining a healthy population, both physically and mentally, The Peninsula noted.
Over the past few years, Qatar has been able to accumulate its human rights achievements aimed at ensuring human dignity and enjoyment of the right to a decent life based on the foundations of freedom, justice, equality, and tolerance, The Peninsula concluded.
In another matter, under the title "Hatred and Discrimination," Al-Watan newspaper affirmed in its editorial that the crimes of burning copies of the Holy Quran, the latest of which occurred in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, reflect an increasing discourse of hatred and racism against Muslims in Europe and Muslims in general. This poses a threat to coexistence in these societies unless European governments intervene to confront this phenomenon by criminalizing religious defamation.
Last June, the German Ministry of Interior published a report prepared by an independent group of experts on hostility towards Muslims. The report revealed that one-third of Muslims in Germany (5.5 million) experience hostility due to their religion. It highlighted that many Muslims face marginalization and discrimination in their daily lives, including hatred and violence. The government stated that it will study the findings and recommendations of the report and work towards combating discrimination and protecting Muslims in the country, the newspaper noted. This matter reflects a real will to eliminate marginalization, discrimination and hatred, especially since the rise of extreme right-wing parties in most European countries, and their adoption of an anti-Muslim approach, could have many consequences for the lives of millions and if the incidents of burning copies of the Holy Quran are the most prominent, there are many abusive practices as is the case with offensive cartoons.
Discrimination and hatred became evident with the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, as Ukrainian refugees were seen as Europeans who were completely different from the refugees coming from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and the countries of the Middle East, Al-Watan added.
The newspaper concluded by saying that discrimination has led to hatred and we have witnessed unfortunate events, such as the burning of copies of the Holy Quran. This calls for a strict and decisive stance, far from unacceptable claims regarding freedom of opinion and expression.
Source: Qatar News Agency