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Qatar World Cup 2022 marred by migrant worker abuse
The Qatar World Cup 2022 ended on International Migrants Day after a tournament marred by abuse of migrant workers, says Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
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Qatar World Cup: The human cost of the Group Stage fixtures
Ahead of Sunday’s kickoff, we look at the stadiums where the 32 World Cup teams are playing and the human cost to build them. Since 2014, we have tracked 60 cases of alleged abuse associated with World Cup projects – stadiums and training sites – including 46 cases where workers named stadiums they had worked on.
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African security workers faced severe labour abuses in Qatar ahead of World Cup 2022
With less than one week until the FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off in Qatar, data showed African workers have been subject to at least 63 cases of labour rights abuse in Qatar between January 2016 and November 2022.
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Just four of 19 FIFA & World Cup sponsors engaging on risks to migrant workers
With just under 100 days until the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 kicks off in Doha, most tournament sponsors remain tight-lipped on their human rights policies and processes to protect migrant workers.
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100 days to kick-off: Paper pledges on labour rights reform in Qatar need actioning
With just over 100 days until the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 kicks off in Doha, life remains bleak for migrant workers integral to the tournament’s success.
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Exploitative recruitment remains risk for migrant workers ahead of Qatar World Cup
Qatar hospitality sector must use this opportunity to address abusive recruitment practices for migrant workers – who are likely to face consequences long after the World Cup has ended.
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Six months to kick-off: Qatar’s labour rights improvements aren’t what they seem
With just six months until the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 kicks off in Doha, workers’ rights are still far from being effectively protected under Qatar’s labour rights improvements.
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What did it take to build the Qatar World Cup stadiums?
As the football community eagerly tunes in to the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup draw, what should they know about the human cost of the stadiums where matches will be played?
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World Cup 2022: Football associations fail to engage with human rights risks of tournament
With less than nine months to go until the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, qualifying football teams do not appear to have grasped the extent of human rights risks in the country, nor their responsibilities to take action, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has found.
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