The former FIFA president backed the creation of a fund to help those ‘injured’ during the construction of the 2022 World Cup arenas

Former President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Joseph Blatter backed the idea of ​​setting up a fund to provide financial assistance to “all those affected” during the construction of stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Earlier, the human rights organization called on FIFA to set up a €420m fund to compensate migrant workers involved in World Cup facilities affected by the violations. human rights in Qatar.

– Of course, FIFA is obliged to participate. We must create a fund equal to the prize payments to the participating teams (420 million euros) or even double this amount”, RTS quotes Blatter.

In December last year, the chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation of the world championship, Nasser Al-Khater, said that three workers who worked on the construction of stadiums had died as a result of accidents.

The World Cup in Qatar will take place from November 20 to December 18.

Source : MatchTV

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