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Pressure for labor reform in Qatar increases amid calls to move World Cup to winter

Pressure for labor reform in Qatar increases amid calls to move World Cup to winter

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Aug 24, 2013
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By James M. Dorsey

Activists have stepped up calls for a boycott of the 2022 World Cup if Qatar fails to bring conditions for its majority foreign work force in line with international labor standards. The campaign seeks to exploit potential Qatari vulnerability at a time that world soccer body FIFA gears up to decide whether to move the first World Cup …

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