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 The German, who was formerly head of his country's FA and has
been a vocal critic of the desert state's ability to host a World
Cup under extreme summer heat, said a proposal would be made to the
world governing body's Exco meeting on Friday.
"Qataris must deploy, by a March 10, 2015 deadline, the independent
commission -- tasked with regularly monitoring human rights
conditions at World Cup construction sites and note progress -- as
demanded in the Piper report," Zwanziger told Sport Bild magazine.
"Until now apparently not much has happened," he said.
 Widespread reports of human rights violations among migrant workers
in the energy-rich Gulf state prompted a Qatar-sponsored review of
labor legislation by British-based law firm DLA Piper, which made
several recommendations including the creation of a minimum wage for
each category of construction worker.
Zwanziger added that if the Qataris failed to implement the
recommendations by next year's deadline it could have consequences
for the 2022 tournament.
"Then I would expect that a national federation would put in a
request for a vote by the 209 member federations at the FIFA
congress at the end of May in Zurich on stripping Qatar of the World
Cup," he said.
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This is not the first time Zwanziger, who is stepping down from his
position as an Exco member in March next year, has criticized
holding the finals in Qatar, saying in September he did not believe
the tournament would be held there.
"I personally think that in the end the 2022 World Cup will not take
place in Qatar," he said at the time. "Medics say that they cannot
accept responsibility with a World Cup taking place under these
conditions."
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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