Spain: Migrant workers allegedly subjected to labour rights abuse constructing FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium; incl. cos. comments
"Barcelona denies accusations of labor abuse in Camp Nou project"
Barcelona has denied allegations of labor exploitation at the Camp Nou stadium. The club recently came under fire due to an ongoing investigation into the matter by Spanish news outlet El Periodico. The newspaper published a story, with witness accounts, regarding the apparent issues on Monday.
However, the Catalan club has since emphatically denied the human rights violations. Turkish construction company Limak is in charge of the renovations. Barca vice president Elena Fort told the aforementioned news source that the company is not exploiting their workers.
“No, there are categorically no workers suffering from labour abuses,” proclaimed Fort. “If we had received any complaints, we would have acted. No complaint has been made to the club. Nor has there been anything detected within our internal processes to suggest there is any type of irregularity.”…
El Periodico reported that Camp Nou workers were pulling 10-hour days from Monday to Saturday to complete the renovations….
“It’s very hard,” explained a worker on the project named Mohamed. “You work whether it’s hot or raining. When you get home your feet shake… you end up destroyed.”
Limak has also denied any wrongdoing in any alleged misconduct as well. …