Fifa has been urged by its own advisory board on human rights to press the government in Qatar about the impact of the kafala system on workers building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, which campaigners have described as modern slavery... However, the report [...] which says Fifa has improved its commitment to decent human rights standards, was criticised as inadequate by the Gulf expert Nicholas McGeehan... McGeehan sent his research to the advisory board last month, and asked it to recommend that Fifa insist Qatar put more protections for workers in place, investigate the deaths of workers rigorously and publish its findings. However, the report only says it has requested further information about inquiries made into workers’ deaths and recommends that Fifa “support discussions” about “greater synergies” between various parts of the inspection system in Qatar... Rachel Davis, a member of the advisory board, said its report was completed in early September before McGeehan’s research was published, but that the issues were discussed last month and the board “will be taking forward our commitment to follow up on it”.