Pressure from sponsors and FA builds on FIFA to agree compensation for migrant workers

September 20 - The German Football Federation and four major FIFA sponsors have stepped up pressure on the global federation and local organizers to offer compensation to migrant workers and their families in Qatar.

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FIFA should 'take its own responsibilities seriously' and set up a compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar, said Bernd Neuendorf, the president of the German FA's DFB, while AB Inbev /Budweiser, Adidas, Coca-Cola and McDonald's have declared support for a remediation program.

Budweiser said, "We support access to fair remedy procedures for migrant workers who have been adversely affected."

Coca-Cola added that it continues "to engage in discussions with sponsors and FIFA to explore how best to build on the progress made in Qatar to further expand access to effective remedies for workers. migrants", and "encourages FIFA to build on its efforts to date to integrate respect for human rights into the life cycle of this World Cup and future events, including effective structures to support recourse."

A recent Amnesty International survey indicates that the majority of football fans support compensation for migrant workers in Qatar and their families. Almost three-quarters (73%) of adults surveyed support the call for a fund and more than two-thirds (67%) want their national football associations to speak out publicly on human rights issues associated with the World Cup in Qatar.< /p>

Earlier this year, a coalition of human rights groups called on FIFA and World Cup host Qatar to compensate migrant workers and their families for rights abuses they suffered with the #PayUpFIFA campaign, demanding a fund of $440 million, the equivalent of the prize money that will be offered at the World Finals.

"Brands buy the rights to sponsor the World Cup because they want to be associated with joy, fair competition and spectacular human achievement on the playing field, not the endemic wage theft and to the deaths of workers who made the World Cup possible," said Minky Worden, director of global initiatives at Human Rights Watch.

“With just two months to go, the sponsors should use their considerable influence to pressure FIFA and Qatar to meet their human rights responsibilities to these workers. »

To date, fellow FIFA sponsors Visa, Hyundai-Kia, Wanda Group, Qatar Energy, Qatar Airways, Vivo, Hisense, Mengniu, Crypto and Byju's have remained silent.

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