Amnesty International and other rights groups have called on FIFA to set aside $440 million to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for"human rights abuses" during preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
"To remedy the litany of abuses committed since 2010, when FIFA awarded hosting rights to Qatar without requiring any improvement in labour protections, the organisations called on FIFA to at least match the $440m it hands out in prize money at the World Cup," Amnesty said in a statement. A 48-page report by Amnesty, Reality Check 2021, said that practices such as withholding salaries and charging workers to change jobs were still rife.
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