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Human Rights Watch condemns Fifa and Qatar over World Cup migrant worker recruitment fees
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Human Rights Watch condemns Fifa and Qatar over World Cup migrant worker recruitment fees

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Migrant workers were still paying exorbitant and illegal recruitment fees the year before the World Cup, Human Rights Watch found, criticizing both Fifa and Qatar for not yet committing to a recourse fund. The body warned that, without action, “the real legacy of this tournament will be how Fifa, Qatar and all who profit from…

Pressure builds on Football Associations to step up for exploited workers
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Pressure builds on Football Associations to step up for exploited workers

ByEyes on Trafficking News

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…