Qatar/FIFA: Reimburse Migrant Workers’ Recruitment Fees
Exorbitant Illegal Charges for People Hired to Build World Cup Infrastructure
Qatar
Qatar has introduced significant labor reforms allowing migrant workers to change jobs without employer permission and setting a higher and non-discriminatory minimum wage. However, the reforms have proven to be woefully inadequate in protecting workers’ rights and are poorly enforced. Despite the global scrutiny brought by the FIFA World Cup 2022, migrant workers continue to face wage abuse and exorbitant recruitment fees. Migrant worker deaths are not investigated, and their families are not provided reparations. Some male guardianship policies and discriminatory laws against women continue. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals continue to face discrimination.
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FIFA/Qatar: Commit to Compensate Abused Migrant Workers
Existing Compensation Mechanisms Critical Starting Point to Fix Longstanding Wrongs
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Qatar: Wage Abuse Action Shortchanges Workers
Workers Still Owed Wages for Months After Informing Government of Abuse
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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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‘Qatargate’ Highlights Need to Reassess EU-Gulf Relations
Europe’s Cozy Approach to Gulf Governments Overlooks Serious Rights Abuses
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FIFA Misleading World on Remedy for Migrant Workers
New Legacy Fund Should Be Used to Ensure Workers’ Compensation
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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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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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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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First World Cup in Arab World Tarnished by Migrant Worker Abuses
Those Who Made Event Possible Remain Largely Uncompensated
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Qatar Can’t Hide Its Abuses by Calling Criticism Racist
Migrant Workers from South Asia and Africa Deserve Compensation for Wage Theft, Injuries, and Death
