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

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

There�d Be No FIFA World Cup Without Workers [Australian Unions] 2022-11-28

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

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

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

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

Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels [The Guardian] 2022-11-18

VIDEO How have labour reforms progressed in Qatar? [ILO] 2022-11-17

World Cup 2022: What has changed for migrant workers in Qatar? [ILO] 2022-11-15

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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]

Qatar There�d Be No FIFA World Cup Without Workers 2022-11-28 [Australian Unions]

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

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

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

Israel 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]

Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels 2022-11-18 [The Guardian]

World Cup: Families seek answers over migrant worker deaths 2022-11-18 [BBC]

Scoring goals for labour rights in Qatar (podcast) 2022-11-18 [ILO]

VIDEO How have labour reforms progressed in Qatar? 2022-11-17 [ILO]

UK World Cup – Wales TUC statement on migrant workers and LGBTQ+ people 2022-11-16 [Wales TUC]

World Cup 2022: What has changed for migrant workers in Qatar? 2022-11-15 [ILO]

Global Time fast running out for FIFA's Infantino to break his silence on migrant workers’ compensation 2022-11-14 [Amnesty International]

Infantino’s call to ‘focus on the football’ a crass abdication of FIFA’s accountability for migrant worker abuses 2022-11-14 [Amnesty International]

Netherlands Dutch World Cup players to meet migrant workers in Qatar 2022-11-12 [CTV]

UK Deputy head of global trade union movement backs First Minister’s Qatar visit – if he raises rights abuses 2022-11-11 [Nation Cymru]

World Cup stadium workers ‘had their money stolen and lives ruined’, says rights group 2022-11-11 [The Guardian]

IUF calls on FIFA to ensure hotel workers in Qatar are protected from sexual harassment 2022-11-10 [IUF]

Royal family company accused of covering up migrants' exploitative working conditions ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-10 [ABC]

Netherlands Dutch FA demands 'convincing answer' from FIFA on Qatar's migrant workers 2022-11-06 [Inside the Games]

Why is Qatar Opposing a Remedy Fund for Migrant Workers? 2022-11-04 [Human Rights Watch]

VIDEO Qatar Union members kick back against ‘sportwashing’ for FIFA World Cup 2022-10-31 [Australian Unions]

Qatar Australia players criticise human rights record of hosts Qatar 2022-10-30 [The Sunday Observer]

Canada Canada Soccer addresses issue of workers’ rights, Inclusivity in World Cup host Qatar 2022-10-29 [TSN]

Thousands of Workers Evicted in Qatar's Capital Ahead of World Cup 2022-10-29 [USNews]

Thousands of workers evicted in capital ahead of World Cup 2022-10-29 [RTÉ]

Qatar faces backlash for treatment of World Cup workers 2022-10-28 [The Bucknellian]

Qatar The World Cup and Qatar: An Open Letter from the PFA 2022-10-27 [PFA]

Qatar Players call out Qatar on LGBTQ, worker rights as FIFA World Cup nears 2022-10-27 [Global]

Global How many worker deaths would you ignore for $277 million? Unpacking the corruption and scandal of the Qatar World Cup 2022-10-24 [Honi Soit]

It’s time for Qatar and FIFA to pay up! 2022-10-21 [Amnesty International]

Unfinished Business: What Qatar must do to fulfill promises on migrant workers’ rights 2022-10-20 [Amnesty International]

Labour reform unfinished and compensation still owed as World Cup looms 2022-10-20 [Amnesty International]

Reimburse Migrant Workers’ Recruitment Fees 2022-10-20 [Human Rights Watch]

Global IFJ warns FIFA president against sexism during World Cup 2022-10-19 [IFJ]

World Cup restrictions on broadcasters threaten media freedom 2022-10-18 [IFJ]

FIFA Yet to Back Workers’ Remedy Fund Despite Growing Support 2022-10-18 [Amnesty International]

FIFA Yet to Back Workers’ Remedy Fund Despite Growing Support 2022-10-18 [Human Rights Watch]

Address Demands of Migrant Worker Strikes 2022-10-12 [Human Rights Watch]

Qatar Qatar workers and Austrian union receive BWI Fair Games Award 2022-10-08 [BWI]

After reforming World Cup host Qatar, union targets other Gulf states 2022-10-06 [Al-Monitor]

Global FIFA World Cup: All Sponsors Should Back Remedies for Workers 2022-09-21 [Human Rights Watch]

Asia South Asian States Should Back Remedy for Qatar’s Migrant Workers 2022-09-21 [Human Rights Watch]

Africa African States Should Tell FIFA to Establish Remedy Fund for Migrant Workers 2022-09-21 [Human Rights Watch]

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