World Cup 2022: Amnesty International urges FIFA to earmark at least $440M to compensate migrant workers in Qatar

By Ben Church, CNN

Updated 0941 GMT (1741 HKT) May 19, 2022

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(CNN)Human rights group Amnesty International has urged FIFA to earmark at least $440 million to compensate migrant workers who it says have suffered labor abuses in the preparations for the men's 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

In an open letter sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Amnesty International and a selection of other human rights groups said world soccer's governing body should work with Qatar to «establish a comprehensive programme to ensure all labor abuses to which FIFA contributed are remedied.»«With six months until the opening of the FIFA World Cup Qatar