fifa, Qatar, Kafala: Can the World Cup Create a Better World of Work?

Abstract

The global trade union federation Building and Wood Worker’s International (bwi) raised a specific instance with the Swiss National Contact Point (ncp) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (oecd) concerning human rights violations of migrant workers related to the construction of facilities for the 2022 World Cup of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (fifa). bwi raised nine issues. These included a due diligence policy for fifa to commit to the ilo Core Conventions, the un Guiding Principles of Business and