Amnesty International and other rights groups have called on FIFA allocate $ 440 million to pay migrant workers qatar for “human rights abuses” during preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
In a letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the groups wrote that the governing body of world soccer should also work with the host nation to protect the rights of migrant workers in the future.
“To remedy the litany of abuses committed since 2010, when FIFA granted venue rights to Qatar without asking for any improvement in labor protections, organizations are calling on FIFA to at least match the It awarded $ 440 million in prize money. The World Cup, “Amnesty said in a statement.
The Qatari government said its labor system was still in development and improvement, but denied allegations made in an earlier Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers were being exploited.
Source: La Verdad
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