• Authorities get two weeks to reveal extent of progress
• Fifa spotlight will fall on welfare of migrant labourers
Qatar has been given two weeks to report to Fifa on how it has improved working conditions for labourers who are building facilities for the 2022 World Cup.
World football's governing body said on Thursday that it wants to receive information on "specific steps" Qatar has taken since the Fifa president Sepp Blatter's trip to the capital Doha in November 2013 – a visit that was marked by revelations about widespread exploitation of foreign construction workers in the country.
Fifa said it will be particularly interested in hearing about Qatar's efforts to improve the welfare and living conditions of migrant labourers.
Recent official figures showed that 185 Nepalese men died last year alone in Qatar, and the International Trade Union Confederation has warned that up to 4,000 workers could perish before the 2022 World Cup begins if there are no meaningful reforms to working conditions.
Fifa reiterated on Thursday that it expects the application of "international norms of behaviour" from all hosts of its events.
Executive committee member Theo Zwanziger said: "Ultimately what we need are clear rules and steps that will build trust and ensure that the situation, which is unacceptable at the moment, improves in a sustainable manner."
Once the Qatari report is delivered to Fifa it will be presented to a hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on 13 February. The Parliament passed a resolution in November 2013 expressing concern at the plight of World Cup workers in Qatar.
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