The Workers Cup Film
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A very human documentary inside Qatar’s labour camps where migrant workers building facilities for #WorldCup #Qatar2022, play in their own football tournament.
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"A superbly moving documentary...that should really be shown to every team going to Qatar in November." A great write up in today's @Independent by @MiguelDelaney
independent.co.uk
In showing the true cost of the tournament, ‘The Workers Cup’ is as powerful as it is moving. It’s why it must be shown to Gareth Southgate’s squad, writes Miguel Delaney
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“@FIFAWorldCup today announced…with #Qatar… $50m Legacy Fund for the #Qatar2022 World Cup. The fund DOES NOT include any compensation for affected workers, though it provides some funding…to protect workers from heat stress in the future.” @amnesty
https://t.co/Pk2G1JGlzP
amnesty.org
As long as FIFA continues to bury its head in the sand, workers and their families will continue to suffer the consequences.
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“I had lost both my parents before I turned 10; my cousins and uncle were my family. I needed to help them... I hedged all my bets on a Gulf job.” Powerful testimony from a man building his life in #qatar @MigrantRights #workerrights
https://t.co/p5oFEhMcOv
mrrors.org
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“The hope in these stories usually comes from people helping one another (in the face of still other people’s hostility or indifference).” Thank you @AltaJournal for the recognition.
altaonline.com
Culture writer Chris Vognar recommends two movies that address similar material as Helena María Viramontes’s novel, the August California Book Club selection.
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Qatar this week sees temperatures between 41-48 degrees Celsius. Government advises workers to “schedule more frequent work breaks”. The reality is that it is unlikely to be safe to work outside, day or night. https://t.co/9DGwUJquzZ
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https://t.co/MdFKBRojKR great work by @EquidemOrg and @nytimes “Newcastle United sponsor Noon and shocking allegations of worker mistreatment” @NUFC #saudi is the likely hosts of the @FIFAWorldCup in 2024. #football #soccer #humanrights
nytimes.com
The Athletic has spoken to workers at Noon, a partner of Newcastle United and Manchester City, about the labour conditions they have faced
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A powerful interactive about the lives of domestic workers by the extraordinary team @MigrantRights
mrrors.org
What does it take to raise your children and maintain your home?
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We are big supporters of women’s football here @FIFAWWC but also of the #workers who make it all possible. We wish this was not so predictable (by @EquidemOrg )
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I won't be able to adequately express my admiration for the FC Bayern fans who worked on this issue over the years but it's worth briefly noting some of the stuff I saw them do (and this is just fraction of all the stuff they did) .... short thread
According to reports in Germany, Bayern Munich have decided not to extend their shirt sleeve sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways. Bayern's organised support and ultra groups have long campaigned against the deal, including at a dramatic AGM in 2021. https://t.co/e01CZ82mjg
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Among such extraordinary films! Thank you @RottenTomatoes
https://t.co/5DE2n3LI6Z Number 18….
editorial.rottentomatoes.com
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!
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Real life experiences of survival versus the myriad of awful things that can befall a woman or man who chooses to legally travel abroad to earn money for their family and future. Thank you @MigrantRights for finding voices brave enough to tell their stories. Have a listen here>>
🎙️We're excited to launch this limited-run podcast series hosted by Missi, a Ghanaian survivor, & advocate for #fairmigration & #genderequality. Missi was trafficked for domestic work to Kurdistan & Iraq, a story she shares in this first episode. https://t.co/VTaULZGDCf
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Another thousand pounds of donations in our PayPal account for the men in our film, to help them fulfil their dreams. Huge thank you to all who have chosen to support them (and us) in 2022.
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Brilliant innovative storytelling here about how professional #football #soccer player Abdul Aziz Suleiman was tricked into coming to work rather than play in #Qatar2022
https://t.co/8m1vvccB4Y
@fairsqprojects @natashaiskander
africa.businessinsider.com
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar required the work of millions of migrant laborers, many of whom worked for years in the country under distressingworkingconditions and lax safety enforcement
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