Qatar migrant workers back in spotlight as unions issue human rights warning
March 30 – The world players union FIFPRO and the Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) have penned a joint open letter cautioning that human rights issues surrounding the World Cup in Qatar are far from resolved but acknowledging that considerable progress has been made by the authorities.
Written by Jonas Baer-Hoffmann and Ambet Yuson, the two union’s respective general secretaries, the letter says migrant workers in the country “continue to be subjected to abusive practices” while “unscrupulous employers oppose the reforms and are not being held to account.”
Last year the two bodies signed a cooperation agreement that will give professional footballers concerned about human rights a platform to support the rights of vulnerable workers before,
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