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FIFA’s misleading statements on migrant workers
2 years ago

FIFA’s misleading statements on migrant workers

New York Times  

FIFA has been accused of abandoning its responsibilities to the migrant workers who built Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure by a coalition of human-rights groups and trade unions. This, he said, “will serve exactly the purpose of what everyone is asking for” – a reference to the repeated calls from Amnesty, BWI, HRW, global footballers’ union FIFPro and several European football …

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Enjoying the Qatar World Cup? Here is the reality hiding in plain sight
2 years ago

Enjoying the Qatar World Cup? Here is the reality hiding in plain sight

The Independent  

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Watching the World Cup with Qatar’s migrant workers and hearing about their lives
2 years ago

Watching the World Cup with Qatar’s migrant workers and hearing about their lives

New York Times  

Inside a cricket stadium on the outskirts of Doha, hundreds of men gather together. Asian Town is a shopping and entertainment complex close to “Labour City”, which opened in 2015 and accommodates close to 70,000 migrant workers who assisted the construction projects that were critical to the state’s World Cup. Migrant workers have helped build Qatar's World Cup from scratch …

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In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen
2 years, 1 month ago

In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 21, 2022 16:09 IST Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in West Asia. Rights groups have accused authorities of failing to protect lower-income workers - including those who built the stadiums and hotels …

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OLIVER HOLT: The players will provide the same joy as always, but this World Cup has been defiled
2 years, 1 month ago

OLIVER HOLT: The players will provide the same joy as always, but this World Cup has been defiled

Daily Mail  

Today, I feel angry. I would feel uneasy because, whatever empty assurances Infantino wishes to provide, this World Cup is being staged in a country that criminalises same-sex relationships and that makes it an uncomfortable place to visit. It was less than a fortnight ago, after all, when Qatar’s World Cup ambassador described being gay as ‘damage in the mind’. …

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Why the Qatar World Cup is a betrayal of everything Jules Rimet stood for
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the Qatar World Cup is a betrayal of everything Jules Rimet stood for

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A century has passed since the World Cup’s …

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Explained: Why it is so hard to provide a death toll for Qatar’s migrant workers
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why it is so hard to provide a death toll for Qatar’s migrant workers

New York Times  

When the Qatar World Cup kicks off on Sunday, remember that this tournament is built on migrant labour. “They call deaths non-work related if they don’t know how they died,” Nick McGeehan, a founding director of FairSquare, who has researched migrant worker deaths across Gulf states for over a decade, tells The Athletic. It was not intended to be a …

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FIFA World Cup Trophy Returns to Qatar Ahead of Tournament Opener
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup Trophy Returns to Qatar Ahead of Tournament Opener

News 18  

One week from kickoff, the World Cup trophy returned to Qatar on Sunday, teams and fans started arriving and safety barriers went up across Doha ahead of one of the most controversial football tournaments ever. “It seems to have been all we have read about in recent weeks," said Ringo Gonzalez, an Ecuadoran based in Germany, who was among fans …

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Activists fear for Qatar workers as World Cup spotlight dims
2 years, 1 month ago

Activists fear for Qatar workers as World Cup spotlight dims

Associated Press  

With just days to go before Qatar hosts the World Cup, rights groups fear that a window for addressing the widespread exploitation of foreign workers could soon close. “If workers still live in horrible conditions, if workers still go months without pay, if workers still can’t freely change jobs, if domestic workers still can’t get justice, what happens when no …

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German minister praises World Cup preparations during Qatar visit
2 years, 1 month ago

German minister praises World Cup preparations during Qatar visit

Al Jazeera  

German interior minister Nancy Faeser will attend her team’s opening match at the World Cup in Qatar, she confirmed during a visit to Doha, where she was received by Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. But in Doha, Faeser said that her recent remarks regarding Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA World …

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Qatar workers’ welfare: ‘Reforms made but challenges remain’
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar workers’ welfare: ‘Reforms made but challenges remain’

Al Jazeera  

Reforms have improved working and living conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers, ILO says in a new report. Qatar has made progress in its labour reforms but challenges in their implementation remain, the International Labour Organization has said in a new report released 19 days before the start of the World Cup. “We all recognize that we are not …

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Qatar timeline: From winning the World Cup bid in 2010 to now
2 years, 2 months ago

Qatar timeline: From winning the World Cup bid in 2010 to now

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera looks at the main events of the last 12 years in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. May 5, 2011 Then FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, suspended over a corruption investigation, leaks an email from FIFA’s general secretary claiming Qatar “bought” the rights to host the World Cup. April 1, 2016 Workers in Qatar renovating a stadium …

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Rotterdam, Amsterdam politicians against World Cup public screenings over Qatar abuses
2 years, 2 months ago

Rotterdam, Amsterdam politicians against World Cup public screenings over Qatar abuses

NL Times  

Political parties in Rotterdam and Amsterdam have reservations about showing the World Cup in Qatar on big screens. GroenLinks in Rotterdam wants to ban such public screenings because of the "morally and ethically reprehensible" human rights situation in the country. D66 in Amsterdam argues in favor of only organizing public screenings if there is also attention to "the dark side" …

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Gary Neville will work for beIN SPORTS at World Cup, but insists it does NOT make him a 'hypocrite'
2 years, 2 months ago

Gary Neville will work for beIN SPORTS at World Cup, but insists it does NOT make him a 'hypocrite'

Daily Mail  

The tournament is controversially being hosted by Qatar this winter Gary Neville’s Left-wing credentials took a hit on Wednesday after the former England footballer signed up to appear on a sports network run by the Qatari state during next month’s World Cup. Neville wrote on Twitter yesterday: ‘Yes, I’m going to the World Cup and, yes, working for ITV and …

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Sponsors Urged to Support Compensation for Migrant Workers
2 years, 3 months ago

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Sponsors Urged to Support Compensation for Migrant Workers

News 18  

Human rights groups urged more sponsors of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday to support calls for compensation for migrant workers and their families over alleged abuses. “Brands buy rights to sponsor the World Cup because they want to be associated with joy, fair competition and spectacular human achievement on the playing field — not rampant wage theft and …

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Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup
2 years, 4 months ago

Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The head of a labor consultancy investigating the incident said the detentions cast new doubt on Qatar’s pledges to improve the …

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Rights Groups Urge FIFA to Earmark $440 Million for Qatar Migrant Workers
2 years, 7 months ago

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Rights Groups Urge FIFA to Earmark $440 Million for Qatar Migrant Workers

News 18  

Amnesty International and other rights groups have called on FIFA to set aside $440 million to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for ”human rights abuses” during preparations for the 2022 World Cup. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE In a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the groups …

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A year to go, Qatar World Cup still feels heat of scrutiny
3 years, 1 month ago

A year to go, Qatar World Cup still feels heat of scrutiny

Associated Press  

The eight stadiums — all within a 30-mile radius of Doha — are now largely complete. “You take it into context of the region,” Al Khater told reporters, “I think Qatar is a trailblazer right now with all the reform that it’s done, whether it’s on worker standards, accommodation standards, the introduction of minimum wage.” In some cases it was …

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Bayern fans step up protests against club's ties to Qatar
3 years, 1 month ago

Bayern fans step up protests against club's ties to Qatar

New Indian Express  

Bayern supporters displayed a huge banner during the team’s home game on Saturday, criticizing the club for what they say is the “sports washing” of human rights abuses in Qatar by accepting sponsorship from that country's national airline. Bayern club members are preparing to present a motion at the club’s AGM on Nov. 25 calling for it to end its …

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Danish sports minister says team won't boycott showpiece event in Qatar
3 years, 2 months ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: Danish sports minister says team won't boycott showpiece event in Qatar

Firstpost  

Qatar has faced criticism amid reports of discriminatory laws and conditions for the migrant workers preparing the Gulf nation for next year’s tournament. Despite calling it “a wrong decision” to stage next year’s World Cup in Qatar, the Danish sports minister said on Wednesday that a boycott of the tournament is not the answer. Speaking a day after Denmark qualified …

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Qatar’s hotels accused of hospitality workers abuses
3 years, 5 months ago

Qatar’s hotels accused of hospitality workers abuses

Al Jazeera  

UK-based NGO Business and Human Rights Resource Centre finds Qatar’s hotel brands are failing to protect hospitality workers, as the Qatari government encourages workers to report abuses. Luxury hotel brands in Qatar have failed to protect migrant workers, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, a London-based NGO, saying its annual survey uncovered abuse that “points to forced …

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Qatar says reforms to labour laws have ‘transformed’ the market
3 years, 9 months ago

Qatar says reforms to labour laws have ‘transformed’ the market

Al Jazeera  

Qatar’s new minimum wage law, the latest in a series of recent labour reforms, comes into effect. Recent reforms to Qatar’s labour laws have “transformed” the country’s labour market with the new non-discriminatory minimum wage providing additional financial security, Qatar’s government has said. Visit the Labour Reform page on the GCO website to see the reforms which have been introduced …

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Labour law changes: Are Qatar’s migrant workers better off?
3 years, 9 months ago

Labour law changes: Are Qatar’s migrant workers better off?

Al Jazeera  

Six months after Qatar abolished the need for an NOC to switch jobs, migrant workers tell Al Jazeera of their continued struggle. Labour law changes Under Qatar’s Kafala system, migrant workers previously needed to obtain their employer’s permission – in the form of a no-objection certificate – before changing jobs, a law that rights activists said tied their presence in …

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