FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says

Activists protested against the World Cup, which starts Sunday in Qatar, and called for a boycott during a demonstration outside the Qatar Embassy in Paris on Nov. 15, 2022.

The report said the main responsibility lay with the workers’ direct employers and the Qatari government, but noted that “a credible argument can be made” that FIFA played a role as well.

(Image credit: Francois Mori)

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