FIFA has taken note of the allegations published by the Middle East Eye about the detention and deportation of a safety inspector who was at an earlier stage deployed at the Lusail Stadium site in Qatar. We are in contact with our counterparts in Doha and other relevant stakeholders to better understand the allegations and the extent to which these may be linked to FIFA's operations.

... FIFA deems any limitation of the legitimate work of human rights defenders unacceptable.

FIFA encourages anyone who wises to raise a complaint on human and labour rights violations possibly linked to the FIFA World Cup to consider reporting such cases through the 24/7 Workers' Welfare Grievance Hotline...