Paris joins five other French cities in the cancellation of the public broadcast of Qatar 2022

October 4 - Paris has become the latest French city to opt out of showing World Cup matches on giant screens in public due to concerns over migrant worker rights abuses in Qatar.

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After Lille, Strasbourg, Reims, Bordeaux and Marseille, the French capital will now snub the world final by banning a public fan zone during the tournament.

“There is the problem of the environmental impact,” Pierre Rabadan, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of sports, told France Bleu Paris radio on Tuesday, citing “air-conditioned stadiums” as a key impact on football. 'environment. “The conditions under which these facilities were built are also questionable,” he added.

The municipal decision will be embarrassing for capital club Paris Saint-Germain, which is owned by Qatar Sports Investments. "We have a very constructive relationship with the club and its surroundings but that doesn't stop us from saying when we disagree," Rabadan said.

Cities across France have decided to boycott the World Cup for human rights or ecological reasons. "It would be a farce if we had to be complicit in the humanitarian and ecological excesses embodied by this World Cup," said the environmentalist mayor of Bordeaux Pierre Hurmic on Monday.

Since being awarded the World Cup in 2010, Qatar has been heavily criticized by human rights groups and international media for its treatment of migrant workers. Qatar and local organizers say workers' welfare has improved dramatically and point to the abolition of the infamous Kafala system, which ties workers to their employers, but Human Rights Watch and other groups say these reforms are just paper reforms.

On November 20, hosts Qatar and Ecuador will kick off the 22nd edition of the World Cup.

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