In November, reports surfaced of labour rights abuses of migrant workers working on the renovation of FC Barcelona's stadium, Spotify Camp Nou. The workers seem to be from Türkiye, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Palestine, and several South American countries.

The investigation of the allegations began in September after Spain's Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) union, alongside the Turkish construction union DİSK Dev Yapı İş, filed complaints alleging labour violations at the project. Their complaint mentioned about 50 undocumented Turkish workers on the site who had been working there for more than a year.

There are allegedly over 1,500 workers who worked on the renovation, and accounts state that around 450 were undocumented. The allegations include long hours and denial of leave (over 12 hours a day, 7 days a week), wage theft, wages below minimum, pressure by supervisors, and crowded housing conditions. Some of the workers started working without contracts, work permits, or safety briefings.

The undocumented workers have also said that this restricted their movements, as they were unable to return home for family emergencies and remained dependent on the subcontractors due to their irregular work status. These workers also now face deportation despite having been working on the project for over a year.

Reports point to a multi-layered subcontracting scheme for the Camp Nou renovation project that includes the Turkish-based company Limak and Ekstreme Works, making oversight difficult to carry out.

Reports allege that 14 workers were dismissed in early November by subcontractor Ekstreme Works after they sought union support and participated in a work strike organized by CCOO to demand better working conditions.

Authorities have opened an investigation into the allegations and are expected to release their findings soon. Contractors appear to have been fined 2 million euros for labour law violations, involving 77 companies in the project led by Limak.

When contacted by journalists regarding these findings, Limak declined to comment.

It was reported that FC Barcelona stated in a press release that it works with Limak to ensure compliance with labour law and that subcontractors are directly responsible for workers’ conditions, but it has not addressed the specific allegations concerning undocumented labour and long working hours. Institutional vice-president Elena Fort had previously acknowledged “minor anomalies” in the project’s labour practices but denied the existence of systemic abuses.

In November 2025, the Business & Human Rights Centre reached out to Ekstreme Works and Spotify (who holds the naming rights of the stadium) to request their responses to these allegations, but the companies did not respond.