Qatar World Cup hypocrisy action - please act

Issued on May 21, 2015 at 02:48 PM

Congress is cooperating with unions internationally to urge FIFA’s main sponsors for the Qatar 2022 World Cup ahead of the FIFA congress at the end of this month in Zurich. We’re trying to make the case that the sponsors’ corporate social responsibility policies should apply not just to their supply chains, but also to events they are paying for. If a major sponsor issued a statement of concern it would have a huge effect and embarrass the FIFA leadership ahead of Sepp Blatter’s almost certain re-election.

 The email action is here and lets you send a letter to 6 main sponsors

 View short film about the problem:

Sharan Burrow wrote a blog post on the issues here:

More background info here. 

Mounting risk of World Cup built on abuse as Qatar fails to deliver reforms - new Amnesty report here

Congress letter to FAI and coverage in Irish Times