FIFA’s insulting handling of the issue of remedy for migrant workers who suffered in relation to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and its deeply flawed evaluation of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid, provides yet more evidence for why FIFA is not fit for purpose to deliver on its responsibilities to govern football, FairSquare said today…

Human Level’s report was delivered to FIFA in December 2023 but was not published until this morning, nearly a year later. The key conclusion of the report, endorsed by FIFA’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and Social Responsibility, is that FIFA has a “responsibility to take additional measures to contribute to the provision of remedy” to workers who contributed to World Cup 2022 and “who have not yet benefitted from any, or any adequate remediation”…

FIFA’s evaluation of the Saudi 2034 bid states that the tournament is “medium risk” for human rights, and the World Cup could “contribute to positive human rights outcomes for people in Saudi Arabia and the region”. This contrasts with a June 2024 Amnesty International study, completed with assistance from FairSquare, that found that “Saudi Arabia has an appalling human rights record and its bid carries a broad range of very serious risks.”…