BSR Insight | Protecting Migrant Workers’ Rights for the 2022 World Cup
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Julia Beier, Associate, Advisory Services
Publication Date
October 2, 2012
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In preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, hundreds of thousands of international migrant workers will travel to Qatar to build extensive infrastructure from scratch. While Qatar has legal provisions in place to safeguard worker rights, human rights experts have raised concerns that these rights could be undermined.
As part of the Migration Linkages Initiative, BSR has published a new report that outlines how companies involved in all phases of implementing the World Cup—from planning, to construction, to execution—can safeguard migrant workers' human rights:
- Education: Conduct due diligence on the potential human rights and business risks of employing migrant workers.
- Engagement: Explore partnership opportunities with the Qatari government, peer companies, and the local community to effectively uphold migrant workers' rights.
- Expansion: Apply lessons from the engagement process to structural issues related to the recruitment and employment of migrant workers across the region and for global sporting events.
About the Author(s)
Julia Beier, Associate, Advisory Services
As an Associate in our Paris office, Julia focuses on human rights, stakeholder engagement, CSR strategy and reporting, and conflict minerals... Read more →
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