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FIFA is considering a compensation fund for injured workers in Qatar

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FIFA wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects. Amnesty International said FIFA should contribute $440 million toward reparations. FIFA deputy secretary general Alasdair Bell told a Council of Europe session on labor rights. It was not specified on Thursday if compensation money should come from FIFA or Qatari authorities.

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News18 India

FIFA Open to Compensation Fund For Migrant Workers in Qatar

Qatar has faced intense scrutiny of the physical and contractual conditions for hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who were needed in the tiny emirate since the World Cup hosting rights were won 12 years ago.

2 years ago·India

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The Hindu

FIFA open to compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar

Football federations in Europe have supported calls for a fund since Amnesty International said FIFA should contribute $440 million toward reparations — matching the total prize money FIFA will pay to the 32 national teams playing in Qatar next month.

2 years ago·India

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Associated Press News

FIFA open to compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects for the World Cup, one of the soccer body’s top officials told European lawmakers on Thursday.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

FIFA open to compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar

A top FIFA official says it wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects for the World Cup

2 years ago·United States

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IOL

Fifa open to compensation fund for World Cup workers

2 years ago·South Africa

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Arab News

FIFA open to compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar

ID: 1665668539374294100Thu, 2022-10-13 16:46 GENEVA: FIFA wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects for the World Cup, one of the soccer body’s top officials told European lawmakers on Thursday. Soccer federations in Europe have supported calls for a fund since Amnesty International said FIFA should contribute $440 million toward reparations — matching the total prize money FIFA will pay to the 3…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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