
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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http://www.theworkerscupfilm.com 26-09-2016 19:08:36
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In the company of legends. Thank you The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/12/12/mov…

Brilliant innovative storytelling here about how professional #football #soccer player Abdul Aziz Suleiman was tricked into coming to work rather than play in #Qatar2022 africa.businessinsider.com/news/i-was-a-p… FairSquare Natasha Iskander





Among such extraordinary films! Thank you Rotten Tomatoes editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-soc… Number 18….


We are big supporters of women’s football here FIFA Women's World Cup but also of the #workers who make it all possible. We wish this was not so predictable (by Equidem.org ) equidem.org/blogs/global-f…

A powerful interactive about the lives of domestic workers by the extraordinary team Migrant Rights migrant-rights.org/infographics/i…

nytimes.com/athletic/55455… great work by Equidem.org and The New York Times “Newcastle United sponsor Noon and shocking allegations of worker mistreatment” Newcastle United #saudi is the likely hosts of the FIFA World Cup in 2024. #football #soccer #humanrights


“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 Alta Journal for the recognition. altaonline.com/california-boo…

“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 Migrant Rights #workerrights migrant-rights.org/2024/09/dreams…

Am Dienstag begrüßen wir Malcom Bidali zur Filmvorstellung von The Workers Cup Film - und sprechen über die Situation seinen Einsatz für Wanderarbeiter*innen in #Katar und weltweit. Los geht's um 18:30 Uhr im KommKino Nürnberg #Nürnberg #Katar2022


Can #kafala be meaningfully reformed? openDemocracy by Vani Saraswathi opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-traf…

“FIFA World Cup 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 International amnesty.org/en/latest/news…