Construction work has begun on the 40,000-seater Al Wakrah stadium, the first to be built for the Qatar 2022 World Cup

The stadium is the first to contractually enforce the Qatar 2022 workers鈥� charter, designed to ensure workers鈥� safety and welfare.

Currently 79 workers are on site and are also being housed. Qatar 2022 said health and safety site welfare was in place, with a cooled drinking water dispenser within a three minute walk.

The air-conditioned accommodation provides rooms for two to three people and provides three meals a day, laundry, bathrooms, medical cards, wi-fi, television and recreational facilities.

The Zaha Hadid and Aecom-designed stadium Al Wakrah stadium is scheduled to complete in 2018.

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