Goals will be scored, winners will be crowned, and amends must be made. @FIFACom must compensate the workers and their families who suffered to make #WorldCup2022 happen. #PayUpFIFA SEND THIS TWEET WORKERS MUST BE COMPENSATED LABOUR ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION IN QATAR THE PROMISE OF REF WIDESPREAD ABUSE TO BE COMPENSATED, BEFORE THE WORLD CUP CAN BE CELEBRATED Every fan is desperate to see their nation compete for a place in history. The thrill of a last-minute winner, the despair of a glaring miss, the suspense of a penalty shoot-out – these are emotions that unite people from every corner of the world. But can our eagerness to support our favourite teams be matched with support for migrant workers making the competition possible It should have been no secret to anyone that migrant workers in Qatar faced systemic labour abuses and exploitation and that their toil would be essential for the World Cup to take place there. At the heart of the abuse was Qatar’s ‘Kafala’ system of sponsorshipbased employment which legally bound foreign workers to their employers, preventing them from changing jobs or even leaving the country without their employer’s permission. Despite this, FIFA granted the multi-billion-dollar tournament to Qatar without imposing on it any conditions to ensure labour protections for migrant workers, despite the foreseeable risk to their human rights. As a result, over the past 12 years, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers hired to build or provide services for projects related to the World Cup have been exploited and otherwise abused.

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