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October 28, 2022 Dispatches

Australia’s FIFA World Cup Team First to Collectively Back Workers, LGBT Rights

Ahead of World Cup, Socceroos Players Demonstrate Exemplary Leadership

The Australian national soccer team, the Socceroos, pose for a photo before the start of a game in Brisbane, Australia.
October 27, 2022 Commentary

Football-Obsessed Latin America Should Back World Cup Workers

Football Associations Should Support Compensation

Workers walk toward a sports stadium under construction
October 24, 2022 Commentary

Will Qatar and FIFA Remedy the Abuse of Migrant Workers?

Deaths and harm cannot be undone, but for so many migrant workers and families, some financial assistance – a slender slice of the huge profits from the event – would be a start.

 Workers lay the turf inside the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the 2022 Qatar World Cup final, in Lusail, Qatar, November 18, 2021.
October 20, 2022 Report

Qatar/FIFA: Reimburse Migrant Workers’ Recruitment Fees

Exorbitant Illegal Charges for People Hired to Build World Cup Infrastructure

Parents of a deceased migrant worker in Nepal.
October 18, 2022 News Release

FIFA Yet to Back Workers’ Remedy Fund Despite Growing Support

Football’s Governing Body Should Commit to Compensate Before World Cup Opens

Workers in front of a mural of a stadium
October 12, 2022 Dispatches

US, French Politicians Urge FIFA to Remedy Migrant Worker Abuses in Qatar

As World Cup Nears, Global Momentum for Worker Compensation Call Grows

Workers walk to the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar.
October 12, 2022 News Release

Qatar/FIFA: Address Demands of Migrant Worker Strikes

Wage Abuse Complaints Bring Migrant Workers to Streets Ahead of World Cup

Former short-term visa holders who had signed 2-year employment contracts but were sent back to Nepal within months. They had paid upward of US$1,138 as recruitment fees.
October 11, 2022 Dispatches

FIFA Should Commit to Remedy Abuses Ahead of World Cup in Qatar

Less Than Fifty Days Away to the Tournament, FIFA’s Inaction Risks Complicity in Abuses

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the DECC in Doha, Qatar.
October 7, 2022 Dispatches

French Football Federation Backs Remedy for Qatar’s Migrants

Creation of a FIFA Compensation Fund Can’t Wait Any Longer

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, speaks with French Football Federation President Noel Le Graet
September 21, 2022 Dispatches

Athletes, Fans Demand Remedy for Migrant Worker Abuses in Qatar

Corporate Partners, Football Associations Should Support World Cup Call

Ex-Australian men's football coach Craig Foster.
September 21, 2022 Dispatches

As World Cup Looms, the Families Football Left Behind

FIFA, Qatar Owe Families of Workers Who Died Building the Games

Son showing photos of father who died in Qatar
September 20, 2022 Dispatches

African States Should Tell FIFA to Establish Remedy Fund for Migrant Workers

Workers Harmed During Construction Should Be Compensated

The football team made up of migrant workers in Qatar.
September 20, 2022 News Release

FIFA World Cup: All Sponsors Should Back Remedies for Workers

Global Survey Shows Major Support for Sponsors Backing Migrant Worker Compensation Call

Workers walk toward a sports stadium under construction
September 20, 2022 Dispatches

South Asian States Should Back Remedy for Qatar’s Migrant Workers

Support Compensation, Protection for Workers Who Built 2022 World Cup

Picture of a migrant who died in Qatar.
August 26, 2022 Letter

Qatar: Joint Open Letter to Gianni Infantino Regarding Remedy for Labor Abuses Behind the 2022 World Cup

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