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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10969

23 November 2013
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) human rights
EP challenges FIFA over migrant workers in Qatar

Brussels, 22/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament (EP) has linked improvement to the working conditions of migrants in Qatar to the organisation of the football World Cup in 2022 to be held in that country. In a resolution adopted on Thursday 21 November, MEPs urged the international football federation (FIFA) to send a “clear and strong message to Qatar to prevent the preparations for the 2022 football World Cup being overshadowed by allegations of forced labour”. As the...

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