The World Cup is a major event…What are the responsibilities of the construction companies, the sponsors, the hotel chains, the privately-owned media when it comes to these mega-sporting events? They too bear a burden of responsibility to respect the rights of the host country citizens, the migrant workers, the factory workers in their global supply chains producing World Cup merchandise, and to protect against abuses to the greatest extent possible…The private sector needs to enter into dialogue with host governments, and governing bodies, such as FIFA, raising concerns of where companies’ responsibility to respect international human rights standards may be compromised by the states’ lack of willingness to protect its citizens…