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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

FA wants to deliver positive World Cup legacy for migrant workers, insists chair

A migrant worker walks past a traditional structure on the sea promenade of Doha during renovation work in Qatar ahead of this winter’s World Cup
A migrant worker walks past a traditional structure on the sea promenade of Doha during renovation work in Qatar ahead of this winter’s World Cup. Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

The Football Association is focused on producing a positive legacy for migrant workers at the World Cup, its chair, Debbie Hewitt, has said, with discussions on possible solutions coming within days.

Calls for the England team and its governing body to endorse a legacy project have been growing in recent weeks, with NGOs and the international players’ union, Fifpro, calling for support on two central ideas – financial remedy for workers and their families and the creation of a permanent workers’ centre in Qatar.

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