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Report

20 Jun 2017

Author:
Human Rights Watch

Red card: Exploitation of construction workers on World Cup sites in Russia

Russia will host the next FIFA World Cup, from June 14 to July 15, 2018...Tens of thousands of workers are building the stadiums and infrastructure necessary for hosting of the World Cup. These workers often face exploitation, poor working conditions, and little recourse for abuses. These are long-standing issues that have been well-documented by Human Rights Watch and others before Russia was selected to host the World Cup. Yet the Russian government has not done enough to monitor and curb abusive practices in the construction sector and hold employers accountable...Human Rights Watch’s investigation suggests that FIFA’s existing labor monitoring system may not be effective.