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The World Cup’s Other Labour Rights Issue: Sportswear

The global football event has brought added scrutiny to labour practices — not just in host country Qatar’s construction sector but also in the Asian garment factories that make the tournament’s official merch.
Football fans at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Football fans at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. (Getty Images)
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With the semifinals only days away, the 2022 World Cup has brought heightened scrutiny to host country Qatar’s human rights record, in particular the conditions in which migrant workers built the infrastructure the global sporting event required.

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