Qatar World Cup: Fifa boss demands payment of migrant workers

From Global development | The Guardian Tue Jul 29 2014, 10:31:21

UK representative 'very concerned' despite assurances from organising committee that workers' rights would be safeguarded

A Fifa vice-president has demanded Qatar ensure immediate payment for a group of migrant workers who fitted out offices being used by its 2022 World Cup organising committee after the Guardian revealed some have gone unpaid for up to 13 months.

Jim Boyce, Britain's representative on Fifa's 24-person executive committee, said he was "very concerned" about the situation after repeated assurances from the Qatar organising committee that working conditions for World Cup workers would be safeguarded.

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