World Cup 2022: Amnesty International urges FIFA to earmark at least $440M to compensate migrant workers in Qatar
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Human rights group Amnesty International has urged FIFA to earmark at least $440 million to compensate migrant workers who it says have suffered labor abuses in the preparations for the men's 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In an open letter sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Amnesty International and a selection of other human rights groups said world soccer's governing body should work with Qatar to "establish a comprehensive programme to ensure all labor abuses to which FIFA contributed are remedied."
"With six months until the opening of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have not received adequate remedy, including financial compensation, for serious labour abuses they suffered while building and servicing infrastructure essential for the preparation and delivery of the World Cup in Qatar," the letter read.