Red Card for FIFA

An episode of the Stick Together podcast, hosted by Annie McLoughlin, Tim Benfatto, Nigel Davies, titled "Red Card for FIFA" was published on December 13, 2022.

December 13, 2022 · Stick Together

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Summary

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been built on the bones of thousands of exploited immigrant workers from poor countries. Today we explore the actual practicalities of those workers. Nigel Davies a now retired CFMEU official who was part of the red card for FIFA campaign talks about his experience of doing an OH&S walk through of the conditions for these workers housed in shipping containers in the desert of Qatar in 50 degree heat with no air conditioning and inadequate water supplies where 20 year olds died when their bodies shut down and ended up being shipped back to their home countries in body bags and registered as dieing of natural causes giving their families no access to compensation. Billions of dollars were spend to put on these games but not one penny could be spared for the workers liveable conditions leaving only the question why?

Episode Description

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been built on the bones of thousands of exploited immigrant workers from poor countries. Today we explore the actual practicalities of those workers. Nigel Davies a now retired CFMEU official who was part of the red card for FIFA campaign talks about his experience of doing an OH&S walk through of the conditions for these workers housed in shipping containers in the desert of Qatar in 50 degree heat with no air conditioning and inadequate water supplies where 20 year olds died when their bodies shut down and ended up being shipped back to their home countries in body bags and registered as dieing of natural causes giving their families no access to compensation. Billions of dollars were spend to put on these games but not one penny could be spared for the workers liveable conditions leaving only the question why?

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