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Fifa rejects own committee's call to compensate Qatar workers
Fifa publishes a long-awaited report it commissioned into the legacy of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, but fails to implement its key recommendation.
FIFA ‘has a responsibility’ to compensate Qatar World Cup workers, report finds
A report commissioned by FIFA has concluded football’s governing body “has a responsibility” to compensate workers who suffered during the hosting of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The long-awaited report from FIFA’s sub-committee on human rights and social responsibility — finally published on Friday at midnight Central European Time — says the governing body “took a number of steps to seek to meet its responsibility to respect human rights” as part of the delivery of the tournament two years ago.
FIFA overlooks own report advice on Qatar World Cup workers' compensation
A FIFA sub-committee report on Qatar's 2022 World Cup legacy said soccer's world governing body has a responsibility to compensate migrant workers but the organisation has not acted on a recommendation to do that by using its legacy fund.
FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says
The report said the main responsibility lay with the workers' direct employers and the Qatari government, but noted that "a credible argument can be made" that FIFA played a role as well.
FIFA Should Compensate Migrant Workers Injured Building Qatar World Cup, Report Says
The soccer World Cup held in Qatar in 2022 took the most popular sporting event to the Middle East for the first time. But it was trailed for years by reports of injuries, and even deaths, suffered by workers who created an entirely new country — including a subway network,
FIFA rejects compensation for Qatar 2022 World Cup workers
FIFA released a report on the legacy of the 2022 World Cup last week, ignoring its committee’s recommendation for compensation for human losses
FIFA donates $50m as part of Qatar 2022 World Cup legacy
FIFA launched a $50 million legacy fund for social programmes on Wednesday in collaboration with 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UNHCR,
FIFA Faces Pressure Over Migrant Worker Compensation for Qatar 2022
A FIFA sub-committee report discusses the organization's responsibility to compensate migrant workers involved in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Despite creating a legacy fund, FIFA has faced criticism for not providing compensation to workers who faced exploitation and rights abuses during the preparation for the event.
FIFA Dismisses Own Committee’s Call To Compensate Qatar Workers
At long last, FIFA had published the long-awaited Qatar report, which addressed the question of legacy and remedies for migrant workers whose labor and suffering allowed Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup.
FIFA should pay workers injured building Qatar World Cup, internal report says
The report offered no specific dollar amount of compensation. In the past, Amnesty International has called for at least $440 million for any compensation fund. FIFA, which has $4 billion in its reserves, has so far paid no money to anyone harmed.
Soccer-FIFA Overlooks Own Report Advice on Qatar World Cup Workers' Compensation
The report said many "human rights impacts" occurred in Qatar from 2010-2022 for workers, including deaths, injuries, wages not being paid for months and debt faced by workers and
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Auction for cabins and artificial grass from FIFA World Cup 2022 to be held
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