FIFA: Approve ‘Legacy Fund’ for 2022 World Cup Abuses

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a Press Conference in Doha, Qatar, November 19, 2022. © 2022 DDP Images via AP photo (Beirut) – FIFA should commit to using the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Legacy Fund to compensate migrant workers and their families for serious abuses related to the 2022 World Cup, Human Rights Watch said today. FIFA is holding its 73rd Congress on March 16, 2023, in Kigali, Rwanda. New Human Rights Watch research found persistent gaps in Qatar’s labor protections, which failed to protect workers before, during, and after the 2022 World Cup. FIFA…

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