FIFA to hold human rights talks on 2022 World Cup expansion

  • 📰 CTVNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 99%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

FIFA assured human rights groups on Saturday it will talk to them about risks associated with expanding the 2022 World Cup in the Persian Gulf beyond host Qatar before taking a final decision.

FIFA is formulating a formal plan on how logistical and political complexities can be overcome to expand the tournament from 32 to 48 teams, which creates the need to accommodate an additional 16 matches in the region.

A regional diplomatic crisis left neutral Kuwait and Oman as the viable options, but Oman has said it isn't keen on hosting games at the FIFA showpiece. Samoura said she welcomes "constructive engagement" as FIFA insists it is committed to ensuring there are not human rights abuses associated with its tournaments.

Qatar ended a requirement for some workers to seek their employers' permission before leaving the country. It also required contractors who bring in workers from other nations to reimburse employees for any recruitment fee they paid to an outside agency to facilitate their placement.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Intel reportedly considering sale of modem business; held talks with AppleIntel decided to exit the 5G modem chip business last week, hours after Apple settled a longstanding legal dispute with Qualcomm Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Opinion: Until the Arab world enjoys fundamental rights, there will be many more springs to comeAutocracy cannot provide more avenues for populations to realize their potential – on the contrary, it stifles them. That isn’t going to work forever.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »