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The world’s soccer governing body, FIFA, has reportedly refused to set up a support fund for migrant workers who suffered abuses working on key World Cup projects. Failure to act Freedom United is deeply disappointed at this announcement from FIFA, an organisation set to rake in over $7 billion from the tournament. Human rights organizations,…
The World Cup may drawing to a close but we aren’t ending the call for migrant workers to be compensated for their work and abuse they suffered while doing so. Freedom United and Be Slavery Free, representing over 107,000 global supporters around the world, are calling on FIFA and Qatari authorities to take action for…
“This is because of our blood and sweat.” – Ram Pukar Sahani, Nepali worker in Qatar In just two days the World Cup in Qatar will begin amid intensifying pressure from migrant workers, activists, politicians, fans, brand sponsors and national Football Associations calling for a compensation fund for exploited workers and the families of those…
Amid growing pressure ahead of the World Cup on November 20, this week the Qatari labor minister Ali bin Samikh Al Marri refused to support a compensation fund for exploited migrant workers and the families of those workers who have died. Migrant worker concerns dismissed We are disappointed that Al Marri dismissed the Pay Up…
In three weeks the World Cup begins in Qatar, the world’s largest sporting event that has been mired in controversy surrounding the exploitation of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from countries including Nepal, India and Bangladesh, reports of forced labor, and unexplained deaths. Passing reforms in preparation for the World Cup Under the world’s…
On Wednesday England’s Football Association (FA) said families of abused migrant workers who have worked on key infrastructure for the Qatar World Cup should be compensated. Now, the FA must back this pledge up with specific support for a FIFA compensation fund for migrant workers. Exploited workers behind the World Cup Thousands of migrant workers…
Results from a survey commissioned by Amnesty International show that the majority of football fans are in favor of FIFA paying $440 million in compensation to migrant workers who suffered abuses in bringing us the World Cup set to take place in Qatar. Pressure from fans 17,000 fans from 15 countries responded to the survey…
23 August 2022 In our latest blog, Eloise Savill, Private Sector Adviser, explains the reality of modern slavery in Qatar and the implications for Qatar hosting the World Cup 2022. Image credit: Sven Hansche via Shutterstock. In under three months’ time, the men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 – the most watched sporting event in the…
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