Migration is not a crime. BWI affiliates reject race-based persecutions. |
Mega sporting events like the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and other global tournaments are celebrated as triumphs of athleticism, unity, and national pride. But behind the spectacle, these events often leave a troubling legacy of human rights violations, displacement, and exploitation.
No Worker Left Behind
Migration is Not a Crime. Exploitation Is.
The global labour movement, including the BWI, issued a strong response. Unions highlighted systemic failures that make migrants more vulnerable to exploitation, including forced labour, unsafe recruitment, blocked access to trade unions, and discrimination against women and LGBTIQ+ migrants.
Stop the Deportations
End Forced Removals
Detention, raids, and mass expulsions destroy families and communities while hiding the real causes of exploitation.
Halt the Expulsions
Migrant workers are being criminalized instead of protected their rights and lives must come before border politics.
Protect Workers
Those who build our cities and economies deserve dignity, safety, and legal pathways — not fear, violence, and expulsion.
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FIFA Report on Qatar 2022
Geneva, 30 November 2024 - FIFA today released the long-awaited Report by the FIFA Sub-Committee on Human Rights & Social Responsibility on remedy and legacy for workers in the context of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The report reviews FIFA’s human rights responsibilities towards the workers who delivered the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA Report on Qatar 2022
Geneva, 30 November 2024 - FIFA today released the long-awaited Report by the FIFA Sub-Committee on Human Rights & Social Responsibility on remedy and legacy for workers in the context of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The report reviews FIFA’s human rights responsibilities towards the workers who delivered the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA Report on Qatar 2022
Geneva, 30 November 2024 - FIFA today released the long-awaited Report by the FIFA Sub-Committee on Human Rights & Social Responsibility on remedy and legacy for workers in the context of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The report reviews FIFA’s human rights responsibilities towards the workers who delivered the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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Qatar: 2023 Migrant Workers Cup
Many workers reportedly died from heat stress and other work-related causes while building World Cup infrastructure.
Italian unions push for Human Rights
BWI’s leading Italian trade union affiliates discuss the importance of awarding and managing the FIFA World Cup in countries that respect human rights
Russia: 2018 World Cup News Digest
The Digest aims to provide BWI affiliates with latest news regarding the preparations for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, stage of construction of the 2018 World Cup sites
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Find all resources regarding the cost of mega sporting events.
Here, you'll find policy documents, reports, and key resources on labor exploitation in mega sporting events, corporate and government accountability, workers' testimonies, and the actions needed to demand justice and fair conditions.
Adapting to the Heat – 2025 Edition
A comprehensive report on existing global responses to protect workers in construction, building materials, wood, and forestry industries from rising temperatures (June 2025).
TOO HOT TO WORK
Eyes on the campaign goals focusing on extreme heat and its impact on workers, its global mitigation, and BWI actions toward COP30 and BWI 6th World Congress.
Protecting Migrant Workers in an Overheating Planet
A policy paper serving as a comprehensive guide on how governments and global industry leaders can implement measures to safeguard the rights of migrant workers in the face of escalating climate impacts (November 2023).
HEAT UP WORKERS RIGHTS MEDIA RESOURCES
Posters, factsheets, videos, etc...
