Human rights groups are urging World Cup sponsors to push for compensation for migrant workers over alleged abuses during the construction of the tournament’s infrastructure
BEIRUT: Human rights groups urged more sponsors of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday to support calls for compensation for migrant workers and their families over alleged abuses.
Four of the 14 FIFA corporate partners and World Cup sponsors — AB InBev, Adidas, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s — have stated their support for financial compensation, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and FairSquare said in a joint statement.
The other 10 have not publicly offered support or responded to requests to discuss “tournament-related abuses”, the rights groups…
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