- Governing body handed letter by Amnesty and Avaaz
- Thousands of workers suffered human rights abuses
More than a million people have signed a letter calling for Fifa to finally compensate migrants who suffered appalling human rights abuses while working on the World Cup in Qatar. The letter, which was handed to football’s governing body by the human rights groups Amnesty and Avaaz, also urges it to “stop looking the other way” as its congress meets in Rwanda this week.
In December, Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, announced his organisation had made more than $7bn from the 2022 World Cup cycle, but the human rights groups are frustrated that details remain sketchy over whether Fifa’s proposed “legacy fund” will compensate workers who suffered wage theft, illegal recruitment fees and injuries in Qatar and compensate the families of those who died.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/13/more-than-a-million-demand-fifa-justice-for-qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers under the title “More than a million demand Fifa justice for Qatar World Cup migrant workers”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
