Qatar: "Football can do much more than NGOs" (Franck Berton, Zahir Belounis' lawyer)

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"If we can make it so the "kafala" system (which requires all foreign workers to have an in-country sponsor who is responsible for their visa and legal status) does not apply in Qatar for football players, this could open the door for all other workers. If agreements are made, it will be a sign of progress towards human rights...Football can do...

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