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Saudi Arabia: confirmation as 2034 World Cup host 'will put many lives at risk'11 Dec 2024 Press release -
Qatar: FIFA's 'shameful' World Cup legacy fund ignores exploited workers27 Nov 2024 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: migrant workers at Carrefour sites exploited and forced to live in squalor - new report21 Oct 2024 Press release -
Qatar: jailed official who blew whistle on World Cup labour abuses should be freed24 Jul 2024 Press release -
UK: Southbank projection makes appeal to Rishi Sunak over British man jailed in Iran01 May 2024 Press release
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World Cup: FIFA must press for binding human rights commitments from 2030 and 2034 hosts31 Oct 2023 Press release
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Saudi Arabia: migrant workers in Amazon warehouses suffered 'traumatising' abuses - new report10 Oct 2023 Press release
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FIFA must ensure human rights are key factor in 2030 World Cup hosting decision21 Jun 2023 Press release
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Qatar: hundreds of workers employed as security guards and marshals at World Cup suffered labour abuses14 Jun 2023 Press release
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UK: 'Alarming' anti-strike bill gives Government sweeping powers to clamp down on industrial actionProposed anti-strike law ignores key safeguards and undermines international labour standards
31 Jan 2023 Press release -
Saudi Arabia: thousands of Ethiopian migrants held in 'inhuman' conditions - new report16 Dec 2022 Press release
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Qatar: Infantino says World Cup made extra $1bn but FIFA still ignoring worker compensation16 Dec 2022 Press release
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Qatar: Nepali civil society groups denounce FIFA over migrant worker compensation - open letter15 Dec 2022 Press release
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Qatar: FIFA failing on migrant worker compensation fund12 Dec 2022 Press release
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Qatar: Irish FA backs human rights calls in FIFA meeting in Doha
The Irish Football Association (IFA) has met senior FIFA officials in Doha to press for progress on a compensation scheme for thousands of exploited migrant workers and their families, the establishment of a migrant workers centre in Qatar, and for investigations into worker deaths and other human rights issues in the run-up to the World Cup.
25 Nov 2022 Press release -
Qatar: time running out for Infantino to break silence on migrant workers' compensation14 Nov 2022 Press release
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Qatar: FIFA and Infantino must tackle human rights issues04 Nov 2022 Press release
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Qatar: labour minister's dismissal of worker compensation campaign 'hugely disappointing'Ali bin Samikh al-Marri calls campaign for worker remediation programme ‘publicity stunt’ in AFP interview. Recent report shows that much-needed labour reforms are still unfinished business.
02 Nov 2022 Press release -
Qatar: overwhelming demand for FIFA to compensate World Cup migrant workers - new global survey15 Sep 2022 Press release
