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October 2, 2025
FIFA and International Cricket Council under scrutiny over Saudi Aramco ties in light of UN Human Rights Warning

Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Formula 1, have been challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco following concerns that such partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.

Accountability in Sport Aramco Authoritarianism Business and Human Rights Climate Concacaf Cricket FIFA Football Formula 1 Motor racing Saudi Arabia Sport and Human Rights UN UN Human Rights Council Women's Rights
December 6, 2021
FIFA: Ensure Fair Trial of World Cup Whistleblower
Abdullah Ibhais Accountability in Sport Authoritarianism Political Repression Qatar Sport and Human Rights
October 13, 2021
FairSquare Director on Newcastle United, Saudi Arabia and “sportswashing”
Accountability in Sport Authoritarianism Business and Human Rights Political Repression Saudi Arabia Sport and Human Rights UAE UK
October 5, 2021
Qatar: Ensure Fair Trial of Ex-Qatar 2022 Official
Abdullah Ibhais Accountability in Sport Authoritarianism Exploitation of Migrant Workers Football Jordan Political Repression Qatar Sport and Human Rights
August 26, 2021
New report on deaths of migrant workers in Qatar
Accountability in Sport Climate Discrimination Exploitation of Migrant Workers Football Health Qatar Report Sport and Human Rights Vital Signs
August 19, 2021
Kenyan labour rights activist leaves Qatar after paying hefty fine for publishing “false news”
Authoritarianism Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Kenya Malcolm Bidali Political Repression Qatar Sport and Human Rights
August 11, 2021
New report on social movements
Armenia Brazil Lebanon Nigeria Political Repression Report Social Movements
Nepali migrant workers cleaning windows in Kuwait © Dominique Berbain/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
July 27, 2021
Kuwait and Qatar must be more decisive in their efforts to tackle abusive recruitment of migrant workers
Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Kuwait Qatar Report
Nepali migrant workers cleaning windows in Kuwait © Dominique Berbain/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
July 27, 2021
على الكويت وقطر أن تكونا أكثر حزمًا في جهودهما لمعالجة الاستقدام المسيء للعمّال المهاجرين
Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Kuwait Nepal Qatar Report
Nepalese migrant workers queue to receive official documents in order to leave Nepal from the Labour department in Kathmandu on January 27, 2014. Nearly 200 Nepali migrant workers died in Qatar in 2013, many of them from heart failure, officials said, figures that highlight the grim plight of labourers in the Gulf nation.
July 27, 2021
Press Release: Nepal should eliminate recruitment fees and increase enforcement capacity to prevent exploitation of its migrant workers
Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Kuwait Nepal Qatar Report
Nepalese migrant workers queue to receive official documents in order to leave Nepal from the Labour department in Kathmandu on January 27, 2014. Nearly 200 Nepali migrant workers died in Qatar in 2013, many of them from heart failure, officials said, figures that highlight the grim plight of labourers in the Gulf nation.
July 27, 2021
प्रेस विज्ञप्तिः नेपाल सरकारले वैदेशिक रोजगारीको भर्ना शुल्क खारेज गर्नुपर्छ र वैदेशिक रोजगारीमा जाने कामदारको शोषण रोक्न कानुन कार्यान्वयन गर्ने क्षमता बढाउनुपर्दछ ।
Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Kuwait Nepal Qatar Report
Migrant Mexican workers on six month visas working in strawberry field.
July 20, 2021
Les autorités canadiennes doivent consolider les bases de la protection des droits des travailleurs migrants.
Business and Human Rights Canada Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Mexico Report
Migrant Mexican workers on six month visas working in strawberry field.
July 20, 2021
Canadian policymakers should build stronger foundations for migrant workers’ rights protection
Business and Human Rights Canada Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Mexico Report
Migrant workers from Mexico maintain social distancing as they wait to be transported to Quebec farms after arriving at Trudeau Airport Tuesday April 14, 2020 in Montreal.
July 20, 2021
Mexico should invest in enforcement to ensure fair recruitment for its overseas workers
Business and Human Rights Canada Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Mexico Report
Migrant workers from Mexico maintain social distancing as they wait to be transported to Quebec farms after arriving at Trudeau Airport Tuesday April 14, 2020 in Montreal.
July 20, 2021
México debe invertir en el cumplimiento de la legislación para garantizar la contratación equitativa de sus trabajadores y trabajadoras en el extranjero
Business and Human Rights Canada Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Mexico Report
Taiwan's migrants workers protest march in Taipei City
July 14, 2021
台灣應該對其招聘移工的做法進行徹底改革
Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors Philippines Report Taiwan
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