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fifa has signed an agreement according to which it will ensure “decent and safe” conditions for workers on World Cup construction sites.
Human rights organizations have previously warned that migrant workers could lose their lives preparing Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 finals without major reforms, criticizing FIFA for not doing enough to protect workers involved in projects linked to the 2022 finals in Qatar.
FIFA announced a new agreement with the Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) on Wednesday, which “sets out a framework for joint inspection, training and reporting to promote decent and safe working conditions for all workers involved in the construction and renovation of stadiums and other infrastructure associated with FIFA tournaments”.
FIFA said the agreement, which will run until 2030, will include joint labor inspections by BWI and FIFA, training of workers’ representatives, ensuring corrective action and measures “when adverse impacts are identified” and the publication of an annual joint summary report by FIFA’s Human Rights and Sustainability Sub-Committee.
FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström said: “Like BWI, FIFA takes workers’ rights very seriously.
“It is essential that all workers involved in projects linked to FIFA tournaments enjoy good working conditions, fair income, safety in the workplace, social security and integration.
“We want to ensure that when a country hosts a FIFA tournament everyone benefits and that includes those who build the infrastructure.”
Amnesty International previously described an assessment report of the Saudi 2034 bid, which identified the hosting country as at “medium risk” on human rights criteria, as a “whitewash”.
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