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DormeDwayne OP t1_ixmja9q wrote

They also urge their national football teams to push for FIFA restructuring with the goal of tackling corruption, and especially to only allow countries with good human rights records to host world sporting events.

More here:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221121IPR56305/world-cup-in-qatar-fifa-should-help-compensate-families-of-dead-migrant-workers

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AdmirableYouth4208 t1_ixpxcho wrote

>to only allow countries with good human rights records to host world sporting events.

This should have been a thing for a long time back then and the fact that FIFA can choose which country to host the world cup (although, they only choose Qatar because of "gifts") without others' consent is mind boggling.

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-nocturnist- t1_ixnpbb6 wrote

Why is the EU paying for this?

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autotldr t1_ixmmolz wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)

> On November 24, the European Parliament urged FIFA and Qatar to compensate widespread abuses that migrant workers suffered while building the 2022 World Cup infrastructure and making the games possible.

> In the debate preceding the vote, Parliamentarians hammered Qatar's poor human rights record on labor rights and other human rights, including violations of freedom of expression, women's rights, and LGBT people's rights.

> On November 1, Qatar's labor minister explicitly rejected the call to remedy migrant workers who have suffered, hailing domestic reforms as sufficient; testifying at the European Parliament two weeks later, he again failed to publicly commit to compensation, albeit showing some openness to making the existing fund available retroactively.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: rights^#1 FIFA^#2 Qatar^#3 workers^#4 European^#5

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yolkadot t1_ixmqjn0 wrote

Take these criminals to den Haag or Geneva or wherever people get punished for human rights violations.

When you’re finished with Qatar, take the Israeli government there, too.

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