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Human rights organisations are of the opinion that Qatar is engaged in modern-day slavery. Since the World Cup 2022 was granted to Qatar in 2010, the country's population has risen by 750,000 people. There are many immigrants building the projects related to the football tournament, such as stadiums and infrastructure.
The courtcase, which will take place in Switzerland because that's where FIFA's headquarters are, isn't futile, says professor international law at the University of Amsterdam Geert-Jan Knoops, who isn't involved in the case. 'Developments in international law have contributed to the fact that companies and organizations can carry responsibility for human rights violations that arise from investments in other countries. There is a lack of clear precedents.'
According to Ruud Baars, a representative of the Dutch union FNV, FIFA should have demanded fair treatment for the workers. 'They have neglected to do so and now tens of thousands of men are suffering the dire consequences.'
Lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld, who was involved in preparing the case, says that in Qatar employees are more or less the property of the employer. 'The employer decides if and when a worker starts, works, eats, sleeps, gets paid and leaves again. Those are indeed characteristics of slavery.' Zegveld expects that more duped workers will join the claim later this year. 'It could become a mass-claim.' Full story...
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Human rights organisations are of the opinion that Qatar is engaged in modern-day slavery. Since the World Cup 2022 was granted to Qatar in 2010, the country's population has risen by 750,000 people. There are many immigrants building the projects related to the football tournament, such as stadiums and infrastructure.
The courtcase, which will take place in Switzerland because that's where FIFA's headquarters are, isn't futile, says professor international law at the University of Amsterdam Geert-Jan Knoops, who isn't involved in the case. 'Developments in international law have contributed to the fact that companies and organizations can carry responsibility for human rights violations that arise from investments in other countries. There is a lack of clear precedents.'
According to Ruud Baars, a representative of the Dutch union FNV, FIFA should have demanded fair treatment for the workers. 'They have neglected to do so and now tens of thousands of men are suffering the dire consequences.'
Lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld, who was involved in preparing the case, says that in Qatar employees are more or less the property of the employer. 'The employer decides if and when a worker starts, works, eats, sleeps, gets paid and leaves again. Those are indeed characteristics of slavery.' Zegveld expects that more duped workers will join the claim later this year. 'It could become a mass-claim.' Full story...
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