Global football’s governing body FIFA must pub-lish its review of compensation for workers affected during preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Amnesty International said, urging a rapid and positive response to the findings.
Qatar came under intense pressure over its treatment of foreign workers working in extreme conditions, leading many to raise concerns, although the Middle Eastern country has denied that workers were exploited.
Amnesty said FIFA should publish and act on a review “assessing its human rights responsibilities” towards workers, saying its findings were approved by FIFA’s Council in March.
“Ahead of its annual congress next week, FIFA should make public the review it ordered into the organisation’s responsibilities to redress human rights abuses related to the 2022 World Cup,” said Steve Cockburn of the rights group. “FIFA received this review months ago but has yet to disclose or act on its findings,” added Cockburn, the group’s head of labour rights and sport.—AFP
