‘World Cup of Horrors, Bigotry and Death’- Fans boycott Qatar for ‘highly controversial’ FIFA World Cup 2022
The FIFA World Cup 2022 has been marred with controversy ever since Qatar was awarded the hosting rights way back in 2010. Right after Qatar’s bid was approved by FIFA, a whistle-blower revealed that FIFA board members were bribed with money and other expensive gifts in order to allow hosting rights.
Bribing however wasn’t the end of the controversy surrounding the Qatar World Cup. It has been reported by many credible sources that a deeply exploitative network of low-wage migrant workers was used to build the infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup.
Reports say that around 2 million migrant labourers were used for the construction of the stadiums and other infrastructure required to host the World Cup. Many reports also suggest that as many as 6500 workers from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka died in Qatar since 2010.
Non-profit organisation Amnesty International has also reported human rights violations of migrant labourers including wage theft, dangerous working conditions, excessive working hours, physical and sexual abuse and many other such atrocities.
Many organisations and media houses have also alleged Qatar of using the FIFA World Cup 2022 to ‘sportswash’ its poor human rights record. Qatar for example curtails the rights of LGBTQ people and criminalises sexual intercourse between people of the same sex.
Qatar had also gone back on its promise to allow rainbow flags and clothes to the stadiums. Since the games started, fans have been checked for rainbow symbols and have been disallowed to carry hats, T-shirts and other items with a rainbow on them.
7 European countries who had earlier pledged to wear ‘One Love’ armbands in support of LGBTQ people have also been asked to reconsider their plans or face stringent actions.
Given so many controversies surrounding the $220 billion Qatar World Cup, many have vowed to boycott the mega event. #BoycottQatar2022 has been trending ever since the World Cup 2022 began on November 20th.
Let’s look at what fans have to say about Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022.
no one safe in Qatar#BoycottQatar2022 #BoycottQatar2022 #nedsen #NupurSharma pic.twitter.com/kTFr19Y799
— Raja Darjee(Modi ka parivar) (@RajaDarjee7) November 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/no_to_qatar_wc/status/1594737863182061569
https://twitter.com/HollyWhito/status/1594681695453999106
https://twitter.com/no_to_qatar_wc/status/1594751501943308288
#BoycottQatar2022 #BoykottQatar2022
No Fans should watch the WC22.
* No human should watch the WC22. pic.twitter.com/UzstCgUtCD— Cohloo (@cohloosocial) November 16, 2022
Boycott FIFA World Cup. #BoycottQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/3fnmkSs61u
— Londoner in Colchester City 🇪🇺 (@colchlondoner) November 18, 2022
FIFA is corrupt
This is the world cup of the horrors, bigotry and death#BoycottQatar2022 #BoicotQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/rARMAPawwQ— 〄MrHalaMadrid ☕ (@GagaTheExplorer) November 13, 2022
Qatar 2022 World Cup in one image, 6500 people has died in 10 years of exploitation and overwork, most of them poor immigrants, at the construction of the stadiums in Qatar. For FIFA oil 💵 were more important than people life's. FIFA=MAFIA #Qatar2022 #BoycottQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/RowodIrtwj
— Sidi Aliyu Musa 🇳🇬🇵🇸 (@Sidialiyumusa) November 15, 2022
Boycott Qatar World Cup 2022. #BoycottQatar2022
Many thousands of migrant workers have died at the World Cup construction sites. pic.twitter.com/bAqhnh5CYx— S. Melgar-Foraster (@ShaudinMF) November 19, 2022
#QatarWorldCup2022 is a symbol of modern-day slavery 😥
– closing off poor migrant workers’ exit from the country
– torturous 14-hr work shifts which led to countless injuries & 6500+ deaths
– no compensation to grieving familiesTragic. #BoycottQatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/1lep1aMKDK
— Shreyam Sharma (@yourstartupman) November 22, 2022
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