A/HRC/44/57/Add.1 for regularly communicating with workers and submitting workers’ complaints directly to employers.53 B. Housing 49. National and municipal laws in Doha, including Law No. 15 of 2010 on the prohibition of workers’ camps within family residential areas, and resolution No. 83 of 2011 of the Minister of Municipalities and Urban Planning determining family residential areas,54 designate certain zones as “family” zones and prohibit the rental of properties in these zones to migrant workers, which raises serious concerns of racial discrimination in housing. 55 This designation bars residential rentals by low-income workers, who, due to visa restrictions and other factors, are in the country without their families. Discriminatory housing policies prevent migrant workers from residing in urban areas and hinder them from exercising their right to freedom of movement and residence, enshrined in article 5 (d) (i) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Furthermore, because the labour force is stratified according to nationality, this zoning designation essentially relegates many South Asians and sub-Saharan Africans to the outskirts or industrial areas of the city. 50. In one submission the Special Rapporteur received, it was reported that the nature of the zoning policy in practice was that, while single low-income workers of South Asian or sub-Saharan African origin were unable to rent accommodation in those areas, single highincome white males had no trouble finding accommodation in a designated family zone. Reports note that labour accommodations, in practice, tend to be segregated along nationality or national origin lines, in part because co-nationals prefer to live together. Lowincome workers reported, however, that the quality of labour accommodations tended to vary significantly according to nationality and national origin, raising serious concerns about racial discrimination in the provision of the right to adequate housing. Differential treatment in housing based on citizenship or immigration status also reinforces discriminatory stereotypes and promotes racial segregation. C. Access to leisure and culture 51. Social segregation in public spaces and access to leisure and cultural facilities of low-income migrants is a serious concern. The Special Rapporteur learned that low-income workers, mainly South Asian or sub-Saharan African males, were prevented from accessing certain public spaces, including malls and beaches, by police officers or private security officers recruited by the municipality. During the visit, the Central Municipal Council confirmed that specific days were designated for access by families or singles to certain public spaces, including public parks. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that the implementation of such restrictions affects low-income migrants’ non-discriminatory access to leisure and cultural activities as guaranteed under article 5 (e) (vi) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 53 54 55 See www.qatar2022.qa/en/opportunities/workers-welfare/our-workers/workers-voice. Available at www.almeezan.qa/LawArticles.aspx?LawArticleID=34236&LawId=2510&language=en and www.almeezan.qa/LawPage.aspx?id=3902&language=en. See Amnesty International, The Dark Side of Migration: Spotlight on Qatar’s Construction Sector ahead of the World Cup (London, 2013). See also Pete Pattisson, “Qatar’s ‘families only’ zones entrench segregation of migrant workers”, The Guardian, 13 April 2016. 13