More than 6500 migrant workers died while constructing the World Cup in
Qatar.

Calls are growing on Qatar and FIFA to compensate the workers and their
families for the tremendous abuse and exploitation they face.

With the World Cup around the corner and FIFA’s president up for
re-election, now’s our chance to demand action. [ [link removed] ]Take Action!


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John,

More than 6500 migrant workers have lost their lives constructing a $220
billion infrastructure for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup. 

FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino, who’s running for re-election as FIFA’s
president next year, has been publicly supporting Qatar’s claims that the
deaths are normal, despite verified reports of widespread abuse and
exploitation. 

FIFA’s own human rights policy states it will “provide remedy where
individuals have been adversely affected by activities associated with
FIFA.” 

Let’s hold FIFA accountable to that. 

With only a few days until the World Cup, let’s ramp up pressure on
Infantino to create a compensation fund for abused migrant workers and the
families of those who have been killed. It won’t bring back those lost
lives but it will help protect others going forward. 

[ [link removed] ]Tell Infantino: We demand justice for abused migrant workers 

When migrant workers flew to Qatar for this job, they were likely dreaming
of a bright future for them and their families. But in reality, they were
exploited by recruitment agencies and abused by their employers, living
under inhumane conditions and working for long hours under “punishing
heat”. 

Now rights organizations are demanding that Qatar and FIFA pay $440
million as a remedy fund for migrant workers, an amount matching the total
prize money FIFA will pay to the teams playing in Qatar. For context, FIFA
is expected to make $7 billion in revenue from this World Cup -- topping
the $5.4 billion it made from the World Cup in Russia.

FIFA can and should set up this compensation fund – but it will only move
if there’s massive pressure from around the world. Sign now, and share
this widely – we’ll make sure Infantino hears our call loud and clear: 

[ [link removed] ]Tell Infantino: we demand justice and accountability for abused migrant
workers 

Our community has held some of the biggest companies and organization to
account for abuses – we can do it again with FIFA and help protect
thousands of workers from future exploitation and abuse.



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Azza, Rewan, and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]FIFA yet to back migrant workers remedy fund
Human Rights Watch, 18 October, 2022
 
[ [link removed] ]‘A World Cup Built on Modern Slavery’: Stadium Workers Blow the Whistle
on Qatar’s ‘Coverup’ of Migrant Deaths and Suffering
Rolling Stone, November 9, 2022
 

 

 

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