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14 Apr 2016

Author:
Terre de Hommes IF (Switzerland)

Commentary: "Report is ‘key milestone’ for FIFA"

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World football’s governing body and organisers of the 2022 finals in Qatar have been strongly criticised because of the treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf state...In December 2015, FIFA commissioned Harvard professor John Ruggie and his team to provide the report into what it means for the governing body to “embed respect for human rights across its global operations”...Shortly after the release, Ruggie met with FIFA’s new President Gianni Infantino yesterday to personally deliver his recommendations...[Infantino] said: “It is my sincere hope that he will make this work a priority under his leadership. FIFA’s reputation depends on it.”

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