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Emir’s Visits Should Prioritize Migrant Worker Protections; Public Commitments to Worker Protections and Compensation Needed 2024-04-22 [Human Rights Watch]

Women community leaders 'hold the line,' mark women’s month 2024-03-14 [BWI]

ILO and Qatar sign new 4-year programme to advance labour reforms 2024-03-05 [ILO]

Women migrant workers complete second round of skills training 2023-12-06 [BWI]

One year since the FIFA World Cup 2023-11-22 [BWI]

Migrant construction workers strengthen solidarity and cooperation through sports 2023-11-21 [BWI]

A Legacy in Jeopardy: Continuing Abuses of Migrant Workers in Qatar one Year After the World Cup 2023-11-16 [Amnesty International]

Inaction by Qatar and FIFA a year on from the World Cup puts legacy for workers in peril 2023-11-16 [Amnesty International]

World Cup migrant workers still detained in Qatar: report 2023-05-26 [Al-Monitor]

Six Months Post-World Cup, Migrant Workers Suffer 2023-06-18 [Human Rights Watch]

Workers’ rights in Qatar, more and faster improvement needed! 2023-06-07 [ITUC]

Gulf States: Migrant Workers at Serious Risk from Dangerous Heat 2023-05-31 [Human Rights Watch]

Qatar, the ILO and the unions 2023-05-24 [Solidarity - Eric Lee]

BWI releases report on inspections of Qatar FIFA World Cup stadium construction 2023-05-20 [BWI]

BWI releases report on inspections of Qatar FIFA World Cup stadium construction 2023-05-11 [BWI]

Legacy, what legacy?’ Fight goes on for migrant workers in Qatar 2023-03-29 [Guardian]

Legacy, what legacy?’ Fight goes on for migrant workers in Qatar 2023-03-29 [Guardian]

Criminal case is opened over death of migrant worker during Qatar World Cup 2023-03-29 [The Guardian]

Security guards in Qatar still being paid as little as 35p an hour 2023-03-29 [The Guardian]

No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-23 [LO]

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-20 [IFJ]

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-18 [BWI]

Qatar must move forward on labour rights 2023-03-18 [ITUC]

FIFA review of Qatar World Cup abuse claims must not delay compensation for workers 2023-03-18 [Amnesty International]

Statement following the New York Times story on the ILO’s work in Qatar 2023-03-18 [ILO]

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: No legacy without trade union rights 2023-03-15 [BWI]

Joint letter to Gianni Infantino calling on FIFA to protect workers’ rights and ensure remedy and compensation for abuses behind the 2022 World Cup 2023-03-10 [Amnesty International]

After the final whistle: labour rights in the Gulf post-World Cup 2023-01-06 [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

A crime story at the heart of the European Parliament 2022-12-22 [Morning Star]

Digital platform launched to support workers’ rights in Qatar and worldwide after World Cup 2022-12-19 [BWI]

Gianni Infantino says World Cup made $1bln more than expected but still ignores migrant workers’ compensation claims 2022-12-19 [Amnesty International]

FIFA’s ‘Best World Cup Ever’ Came at Migrant Workers’ Loss 2022-12-17 [Human Rights Watch]

FIFA World Cup Ending Without Migrant Remedy Fund 2022-12-16 [Human Rights Watch]

Nepali civil society groups denounce FIFA’s continued dismissal of migrant workers’ compensation claims 2022-12-15 [Amnesty International]

Justice for migrant workers: Their rights are not for sale 2022-12-15 [BWI]

FIFA misleading world on remedy for migrant workers 2022-12-13 [Amnesty International]

FIFA Misleading World on Remedy for Migrant Workers 2022-12-12 [Human Rights Watch]

One minute global silence over death of worker at World Cup training site 2022-12-10 [BWI]

How a Trade Union Leader Became Qatar’s Biggest Fan 2022-11-24 [Novara Media]

Qatar and FIFA’s Callous Response to a Migrant Worker’s Death 2022-12-09 [Human Rights Watch]

ILO Director-General concludes visit to Qatar 2022-12-05 [ILO]

Ongoing debate over migrant worker deaths exposes need for truth and compensation 2022-12-01 [Amnesty International]

IFJ calls on the authorities to stop obstructing journalists' work 2022-11-29 [IFJ]

EU Parliament Backs Remedy Fund for Qatar Migrant Abuses 2022-11-25 [Human Rights Watch]

EU lawmakers want FIFA to help families of Qatar workers 2022-11-25 [Deutsche Welle]

Ten years of hurt: how the Guardian reported Qatar’s World Cup working conditions 2022-11-24 [The Guardian]

The Kafala system that chains migrant workers in Qatar exists in Israel too: 200,000 Palestinians are subject to a regime of bonded labour, paying huge sums for work permits. 2022-11-24 [MAAN Workers Association]

2022 World Cup: Action Alert! Stand #WithMigrantWorkers 2022-11-23 [BWI]

IFJ warns journalists over restrictions and surveillance risks ahead of the World Cup 2022-11-19 [IFJ]

FIFA 2022 World Cup Qatar and the legacy of decent work: Deafening silence on the future of migrant workers’ rights 2022-11-19 [BWI]

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