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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Miguel Delaney

Fifa criticised after damning new report of labour abuses in Qatar ahead of World Cup

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Migrant workers at private security firms in Qatar are still subject to “forced labour” and a number of other labour abuses, according to a damning new Amnesty International report, that criticised Fifa for failing “to put in place adequate processes” to prevent the problems.

The governing body and Supreme Committee have been urged to “press Qatar to urgently implement all its labour reforms” now, with the World Cup just over six months away.

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