governing body FIFA against "modern slavery" in the construction of
stadiums for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar have been warned.
"We have the FIFA General Secretary (Jerome Valcke) asked if they want
to have stadiums built by slaves," Ambet Yuson, the General said,
"Building and Wood Workers International." "94 percent of workers in
Qatar are immigrants." Most workers come from India, Bangladesh and
Naples, so Yuson Valcke after a meeting in Zurich with: "Their
passports are withheld and sometimes they do not get paid I was in the
Wohnquatieren the workers - it's a bad situation.."
The problems at the stadium in Brazil for World Cup 2014 Youson looks
extremely critical. "The haste can lead to accidents," said Youson.
"The salaries are very low and not sufficient safeguards."
FIFA would react in the coming weeks and look at the criticism of the
authorities in Qatar a solution. "In addition to awards at the
upcoming World Cup and employment law criteria in the application
process are included with" it said in a statement.
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