NHRC raises awareness of workers’ right to health

Doha, Qatar: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, the Primary Health Care Corporation, the Red Cres...

Doha, Qatar: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, the Primary Health Care Corporation, the Red Crescent, the International Labour Organization, and the World Health Organization office in Qatar, organised two awareness events as part of the “Healthy Workers for Sustainable Development” campaign.

These events aimed to raise awareness among workers and employers about the right to health and its impact on sustainable development.

The first event featured a diverse programme for 80 workers from a security services company. Additionally, the National Human Rights Committee organized another event in the Small Industries Zone in the Industrial Area for the benefit of 200 workers.

Director of Administrative and Financial Affairs at NHRC, Hamad Majid Al Marzouqi affirmed the committee’s continued activities within the “Healthy Workers for Sustainable Development” campaign. He explained that the right to health is connected to providing fair and satisfactory working conditions that ensure employees’ safety and health.

He added that the campaign, in collaboration with partners, focused on the right to health in all its aspects, including state obligations and workers’ duties to enjoy their health rights, and employers’ duties to respect and protect workers’ health rights.