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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

NGO group says FIFA should pay £356m reparations to Qatar migrant workers

A worker in the Lusail Stadium in Doha.
A worker in the Lusail Stadium in Doha, where migrant labourers are working around the clock as the World Cup approaches. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Fifa should pay reparations of at least $440m (£356m) to migrant workers whose human rights have been compromised by the Qatar World Cup, a group of non-governmental organisations has said.

England and Gareth Southgate have been asked to support the initiative, described as an “innovative scheme” that would “provide some real redress” for workers, as attempts to leave a positive legacy for the tournament come into focus six months before the opening World Cup fixture in Doha.

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