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NGO group says Fifa should pay £356m reparations to Qatar migrant workers [The Guardian] 2022-05-20

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Filipino community organisations volt-in to help distressed overseas workers 2022-07-21 [BWI]

German parliament urges Qatar to sustainably implement labour reforms 2022-07-16 [BWI]

Filipino community organisations volt-in to help distressed overseas workers 2022-07-16 [BWI]

Deadly games: The worker casualties of Qatar's World Cup 2022-06-22 [GLW]

Fifa urged to offer Qatar World Cup workers $440m compensation package after new Amnesty International report 2022-05-26 [The Independent]

FIFA: TIME TO COMPENSATE MIGRANT WORKERS IN QATAR 2022-05-26 [Amnesty International]

Qatar 2022: NGOs & football groups call on FIFA to establish comprehensive programme to remedy all labour abuses suffered in preparation for World Cup 2022-05-26 [Business and Human Rights Resource Centre]

NGO group says Fifa should pay £356m reparations to Qatar migrant workers 2022-05-20 [The Guardian]

No 'Dignity and Pride' in World Cup Labor Abuses 2022-05-04 [Human Rights Watch]

BWI, Labour Ministry, and migrant workers discuss labour reforms with footballers and ILO at Community Leaders Forum in Qatar 2022-04-07 [BWI]

Security guards subjected to forced labour 2022-04-07 [Amnesty International]

BWI and FIFPRO organise Migrant Workers' Cup in Qatar 2022-04-04 [BWI]

BWI and FIFPRO organise Migrant Workers' Cup in Qatar 2022-04-02 [BWI]

Revealed: migrant workers in Qatar forced to pay billions in recruitment fees 2022-04-01 [The Guardian]

The World Cup and Qatar: An Open Letter 2022-03-30 [BWI]

FIFA, Qatar Should Meet Rights Commitments 2022-03-29 [Human Rights Watch]

Action Alert: Leave a legacy in Qatar. Build the Migrant Workers' Centre 2022-03-23 [BWI]

FIFA to discuss workers situation in Qatar with Amnesty International 2022-03-14 [NNN]

Second Audit of Workers' Conditions at QDVC by the Global Union Federation BWI: Report released 2022-03-12 [BWI]

BWI confirms QDVC/VINCI's commitment to ensure workers' rights in follow-up audit in Qatar 2022-03-09 [ICM]

The human cost of the Qatar World Cup 2022-03-08 [New Frame]

Government signs new agreement with ITF on transport worker rights 2022-03-05 [ITF]

Wage Abuses by Firm in World Cup Leadup 2022-03-04 [Human Rights Watch]

Government to replace recruitment agencies in Qatar 2022-02-22 [Doha News]

African trade union group hails Qatar's efforts to improve work culture 2022-02-21 [Gulf Times]

 VIDEO  Qatar: Kenyan workers at Al Jazira Cleaning report poor accommodation, withheld passports & delayed salaries 2022-02-17 [Business and Human Rights Resource Centre]

Workers, footballers mark migrant workers' day a year before World Cup 2021-12-20 [BWI]

FIFA and Qatar Need to Do More for Migrant Workers 2021-12-19 [Human Rights Watch]

Workers, footballers mark migrant workers' day a year before World Cup 2021-12-18 [BWI]

“I've made it clear where I stand on Qatar”: How Jackson Irvine found his voice 2021-12-17 [PFA]

Women leaders dominate BMKQ's new set of officers 2021-12-13 [BWI]

Qatar under fire over conditions for migrant workers 2021-12-13 [Financial Times]

Two Norwegian journalists temporarily detained over their report about working conditions at world cup constructions sites 2021-11-26 [IFJ]

New era of transparency for the ILO and Qatar in support of workers' rights 2021-11-24 [ITUC]

Workers' rights concerns ahead of Qatar World Cup 2021-11-23 [NHK]

‘We have fallen into a trap': Qatar's World Cup dream is a nightmare for hotel staff 2021-11-19 [The Guardian]

SASK launches campaign on migrant workers' rights 2021-11-19 [BWI]

New era of transparency for the ILO and Qatar in support of workers' rights 2021-11-19 [ITUC]

ILO publishes report on work-related deaths and injuries in Qatar 2021-11-19 [ILO]

Denmark first World Cup qualifier to address Qatar's human rights record 2021-11-18 [9 News]

One year to make good on promises to migrant workers as progress stagnates 2021-11-16 [Amnesty International]

Amnesty report: Qatar migrant workers trapped and exploited before World Cup 2021-11-16 [The Guardian]

Accord de ciel ouvert avec le Qatar : La Commission européenne toujours plus ultralibérale ! 2021-09-16 [FO]

Qatar has failed to explain up to 70% of migrant worker deaths in past 10 years – Amnesty 2021-09-02 [The Guardian]

Qatar Ministry, BWI and footballers dialogue with migrant workers at community leaders' forum in Doha 2021-09-01 [BWI]

Qatar Ministry, BWI and footballers dialogue with migrant workers at community leaders' forum in Doha 2021-08-31 [BWI]

Government has failed to explain up to 70% of migrant worker deaths in past 10 years – Amnesty 2021-08-27 [The Guardian]

'In the prime of their lives': Qatar's failure to investigate, remedy and prevent migrant workers' deaths 2021-08-26 [Amnesty International]

Failure to investigate thousands of migrant worker deaths leaves families in despair 2021-08-26 [Amnesty International]

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