"Club World Cup highlights challenges still in store for Qatar ahead of 2022", 12 Feb 2021

The involvement of Bayern, both in the tournament and at previous training camps in Qatar, drew scrutiny from supporter groups and rights activists. Bayern have a shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways. In February 2020, labour activists Fair Square wrote to Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge urging the club to take a stand on workers' rights issues. Fair Square claimed that despite some progress, including reform pledges backed by the International Labour Organization, "progress has been limited in scope and as yet not effective in implementation".Qatari authorities stress that Amnesty International credits Qatar with meaningful labour reforms. They include a new minimum wage due to begin this month, and scrapping requirements for managerial approval for staff changing companies. Some migrant workers still complain of unpaid wages and being charged illegal recruitment fees.