Forthcoming elections in Bangladesh
MEPs call on all groups and individuals to exercise tolerance and restraint, especially in the lead-up to, during, and after the elections. The Bangladesh Election Commission should organise and oversee the next general elections in a fully transparent manner, and the political parties should refrain from any violence during the electoral process, says the text.
Migrant workers in Quatar
The European Parliament is "concerned about the situation of the migrant workers in Qatar" and calls for the speedy adoption of the draft law on domestic workers, currently being debated in the Supreme Council of Family Affairs. MEPs call on the Qatari authorities to stop detaining individuals for"running away" from their employers.
MEPs note that at least 500,000 more migrant workers are expected in Qatar to accelerate work in preparation for the 2022 football World Cup there and urge FIFA to send a clear and strong message to Qatar to prevent the preparations for the 2022 football World Cup being overshadowed by allegations of forced labour.
MEPs appeal to the European corporations involved in building stadiums or other infrastructure projects in Qatar to provide working conditions that are in line with international human rights standards.
Fair justice in Bolivia
MEPs call on the Bolivian authorities to ensure a fair and independent trial in the cases of cases of Hungarian citizen Előd Tóásó and Croatian citizen Mario Tadić and carry out an independent investigation, involving international experts, into the deaths of Romanian citizen Árpád Magyarósi, Irish citizen Michael Martin Dwyer and Hungarian citizen Rózsa Flores Eduardo.
REF. : 20131115IPR24731
