at conspiracy Held on May 2, titled “Managing the Beautiful Game,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino shockingly underestimated the deaths and hardships of the migrant workers in Qatar who built, in the truest sense of the word, the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It came to remind the world that The preventable deaths and abuses of migrant workers in Qatar are a historical stigma that needs to be addressed before the whistle blows in November.
Discussion moderator Infantino asked, “Do you make any kind of commitment to help and support the thousands of families who lost people who died building these stadiums?”
Although he had just mentioned billions of dollars in revenue that FIFA would generate from organizing the tournament, Infantino refused to commit to reimbursing families of workers who lost their salaries – or their lives – as a result of the World Cup.
Infantino continued to insult these workers by saying: “When you give someone a job, you give them dignity and pride, even if the circumstances are difficult.” He later added: “Maybe 6,000 people died in other businesses… [لكن] FIFA is not the police of the world.”
FIFA has obligations under The rules of the organization itselfand responsibilities underUnited Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsTo ensure that host countries comply with basic human rights norms.
Millions of workers who came to Qatar in pursuit of promised economic opportunities did not find “dignity and pride,” but were subjected to massive abuses, some of which may amount to modern slavery. When FIFA granted Qatar the right to host the World Cup in 2010, it was It has already been documented These violations that occur under sponsorship system restrictive.
Dignity and pride in working are achieved through fair wages, a safe working and living environment, and respectful contracts, unlike what happened to migrant workers in Qatar, who suffered exorbitant recruitment fees that required years and months to be paid. wages overdue or unpaid In return for the work they have completed, unsafe workplaces and unsuitable accommodations that have resulted in Six thousand people died without explanationFamilies lose loved ones and livelihoods.
With only six months left until the World Cup, FIFA should step up its efforts and fulfill its human rights responsibilities rather than hide ugly labor violations behind the “beautiful game”.