October 20, 2022
Qatar/FIFA: Reimburse Migrant Workers’ Recruitment Fees
Exorbitant Illegal Charges for People Hired to Build World Cup Infrastructure
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
In 2010, FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar without any conditions on human rights protections despite its poor human rights record and massive infrastructure deficit. FIFA’s decision drew widespread criticism for the lack of human rights protections in place in Qatar for migrant workers, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and journalists.
Since Qatar was selected as World Cup host, many migrant workers have faced serious abuses including illegal recruitment fees, wage theft, injuries and unexplained deaths. Human Rights Watch calls on FIFA and Qatar to remedy these historic abuses, including by providing financial compensation to victims who made the tournament possible.
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August 12, 2022
FIFA/Qatar: Commit to Compensate Abused Migrant Workers
Existing Compensation Mechanisms Critical Starting Point to Fix Longstanding Wrongs
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March 16, 2023
FIFA: Approve ‘Legacy Fund’ for 2022 World Cup Abuses
Football Federation’s Meeting Should Compensate Abused, Deceased Migrant Workers
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December 26, 2022
Beer And Boycotts: Why FIFA’s Corporate Sponsors Should Back Rights Reforms After World Cup
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December 16, 2022
FIFA’s ‘Best World Cup Ever’ Came at Migrant Workers’ Loss
World Football’s Chief Claims to Defend Rights, But Still Offers No Remedy
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December 16, 2022
Qatar: FIFA World Cup Ending Without Migrant Remedy Fund
Final Falls on International Migrants Day
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December 12, 2022
FIFA Misleading World on Remedy for Migrant Workers
New Legacy Fund Should Be Used to Ensure Workers’ Compensation
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December 8, 2022
Qatar and FIFA’s Callous Response to a Migrant Worker’s Death
Migrant Workers, Their Families Should be Compensated for Abuses
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December 2, 2022
Historic Moment of First Woman Referee in Men’s World Cup - and in Qatar too
Qatar Should End its Male Guardianship Rules Over Women
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November 30, 2022
Qatar World Cup Chief Publicly Admits High Migrant Death Tolls
Without Compensation, al-Thawadi’s “One Death is Too Many” Statement Rings Hollow
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November 29, 2022
First World Cup in Arab World Tarnished by Migrant Worker Abuses
Those Who Made Event Possible Remain Largely Uncompensated
