… FIFA today released the long-awaited Report by the FIFA Sub-Committee on Human Rights & Social Responsibility on remedy and legacy for workers in the context of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The report reviews FIFA’s human rights responsibilities towards the workers who delivered the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It acknowledges the harm caused to migrant construction workers, the steps taken and shortfalls, and FIFA’s responsibilities to prevent and mitigate human rights risks to workers involved in the preparation and delivery of tournaments…

While the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) looks at this report as a realistic assessment of the work done over a decade by many actors for advancing rights and protections for workers in Qatar - including but not limited to the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy and the BWI, we cannot ignore the glaring contradiction between FIFA's words and actions regarding its responsibility to remedy, and its promise to deliver a Legacy Fund that strengthens the legacy for migrant workers.

Just two days ago, FIFA announced a World Cup 2022 Legacy Fund: a fund that astonishingly offers nothing for workers who sacrificed so much to deliver the tournament…