Workers are seen inside the Lusail stadium which is under construction for the upcoming 2022 Fifa soccer World Cup during a stadium tour in Doha, Qatar, December 20, 2019. [REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach]FootballA Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects after its labourers went unpaid for monthsA Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects after its labourers went unpaid for months, organisers said on Thursday, in a case Amnesty International said showed inadequate worker welfare standards. Around 100 employees of a Qatari subcontractor, Qatar Meta Coats (QMC), working on the Al Bayt stadium went up to seven months without pay and continue to be owed unpaid salaries, Amnesty said in a report. QMC were taken off the stadium project and banned from working on World Cup projects until further notice, it said. It also accused FIFA of failing to take human rights abuses linked to the 2022 World Cup seriously.

Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2020 07:52 UTC