UNISON’s higher education conference in Bradford sent a message to FIFA and Qatar this morning, calling on them to play by the rules and treat the workers building stadiums and cities for the 2022 World Cup fairly.
With 1,400 construction deaths already, the International Trade Union Confederation estimates that, by the time the work is complete, another 2,500 workers will have died.
Meanwhile, conference heard, the kalafa system of employment means that migrant workers are effectively enslaved and unable to leave the country unless their sponsor or employer agrees.
Conference backed a motion highlighting these issues, together with concerns about how UK hihger education institutions with overseas campuses treat staff there.
