Qatar 2022: three NGOs call on sponsors to rally in support of compensation for migrant workers

"FIFA's corporate partners and sponsors of the 2022 World Cup should all press the global football association and the Qatari government to provide compensation and other remedies to migrant workers and their families who suffered death or injury, wage theft or debt from illegal recruitment fees while preparing the tournament," said the NGOs Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and FairSquare, in a joint press release published on 20/09/2022.

72% of people willing to watch at least one match of the 2022 World Cup say they are in favour of such a stance by the sponsors, according to a survey commissioned by Amnesty International and conducted by the polling company YouGov in 15 countries (17,477 respondents). The three NGOs contacted 14 FIFA partner brands in July 2022, and four have since said they will pay financial compensation to workers: AB InBev (Budweiser), adidas, The Coca-Cola Company and McDonald's.

At least 6,500 workers have died on construction sites in Qatar since the 2022 World Cup was awarded (in 2010), according to an investigation by the British daily The…