Football is a great game and gathers people all over the world and removes all the social borders and racial issues between the people and makes all people behave like one family, we can take South Africa as a good example of what football can do and how it can help. When the world cup happened in Africa all the people were together and it showed how people could be together with a game, so I do agree that Qatar should host the world cup if they change the way they treat their workers and keep the promises that they made to their workers. Qatar should have the world cup if they changed workers conditions. There is evidence that Qatar is making changes to the condition their workers live in, “During my visits to the workers’ Cup and workers’ accommodation, I was pleased to learn about the developments happening in Qatar with regards to the safeguarding of the rights of workers on construction sites for the preparation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In particular, the standards that have been formulated for workers' welfare are a good step in the improvement of conditions. Of key importance now is their implementation based on a strong monitoring and follow-up mechanism with appropriate capacity and resource allocation. A corresponding adaptation of relevant laws would also contribute to the realization of the World Cup Organizing Committee's commitments” said Mr. Lemke. From that we can see Qatar is working for the improvements and another improvement was cancel the sponsorship system as Qatar government said they will cancel the sponsorship system as soon as possible on that we can see how they are committed to improve the workers live way, president of FIFA Sepp Blatter said “This announcement is a significant step in the r...
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...ards. Retrieved on May 27, 2014 from: http://www.footballqatar.com/2014/04/un-special-adviser-praises-supreme.html Owen Gibson and Robert Booth, (2014, May 14). Qatar promises to reform labour laws after outcry over 'World Cup slaves'. Retrieved on May 27, 2014 from: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/qatar-reform-labout-laws-outcry-world-cup-slaves Owen Gibson, (2014, May 16). Sepp Blatter: awarding 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake. Retrieved on May 27, 2014 from: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/16/sepp-blatter-qatar-2022-world-cup-mistake Owen Gibson, (2014, Feb 18). More than 500 Indian workers have died in Qatar since 2012, figures show. Retrieved on May 27, 2014 from: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/18/qatar-world-cup-india-migrant-worker-deaths http://sports.xin.msn.com/world-cup-2014/news/fifa-welcomes-qatar-reforms-2
Brazil is the largest country in South America and in Latin America, fifth largest in the world. It is one of the more diverse countries in the world, with different cultures and ethnicities. Brazil’s type of government is a Federal Republic. Brazil is on its way to growing out of its emerging market status and becoming one of the richest and most developed countries on earth. Brazil’s human, mineral, and agricultural resources are on par with those of the United States and Canada, and it has a few great opportunities to take advantage of in order to continue the growth it’s been experiencing over the past 20 years. Brazil, known for its natural resources, find in energy one of the country’s main ways of resources, being either oil and natural gas or biofuels and solar/wind power.
Brazil is unarguably, to an extent, an extremely fast-growing economy. The country has overcome boom after bust in the economy and has now made it into the vision of other first world countries as a nation that is no longer “developing.” Though Brazil has overcome hyperinflation, military leaders, slavery, and many more issues in the past few centuries, the country is becoming more and more known for its economy and that the country is no longer exclusively just agricultural. This economy has given the world, and the International Olympic Committee, hope in the future of the country, and has allowed the IOC to award the 2016 Olympics to the city of Rio de Janeiro. Though the economy may prosper after the Olympics, the Brazilian government has other issues at hand to deal with that should have been prioritized before wanting to host the Olympics. Although there are many cases for the country to grow economically from hosting the Olympics, the government of Brazil should have taken care of many issues, such as the poor distribution of wealth, education systems, and other areas of infrastructure, before looking to host the Olympics, and these issues will hurt the country long after the Games are over.
Summary Since the introduction of the Kafala system, also known as sponsorship system, in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) along with Lebanon and Jordan in Mashriq region, some serious human rights violations have been alleged. The Kafala system is a sponsorship system designed to regulate and employ migrant workers in countries compromising GCC states (Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sultanate of Oman), Jordan, and Lebanon. Under the sponsorship system, a contract is signed between the worker and the recruitment agency for a minimum of 2 years, in which the sponsor assumes full legal and economic responsibility of the migrant, including visa status, residence, living conditions, wages, and health insurance. In other words, the Kafala system takes away workers’ rights and puts them in the hands of their sponsors. Additionally, the contract prohibits the migrant from changing employment or employer and/or leaving the country without the consent of the contractor.
Blanpain, R and Bamber, G J. (2010). Comparative Labor Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialized Market Economies: Xth and Revised Edition. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International.
In many parts of the world, labor violations are still present. Workers are forced to work in dangerous and unsafe places under harsh conditions. They work for long hours, yet receive little pay. Employees are not guaranteed protection or rights. Many
Every four years the World Cup is held in a different country known as the host cou...
Football or Soccer is a sport which is played worldwide and is very popular in all ages of people and everyone regardless of their cultural backgrounds. It is controlled by an International body known as FIFA. My topic is Racism in football which is a very popular and important cause in today's date. All of the associations around the world which control football and everything related to it are introducing the best strategies that they can to get rid of racism from this beautiful game. My research is going to address about the level, effects, reasons and information and incidents which the victims had to face due to this discrimination that they had to deal with. Racism is not something new in football, it has been there in the sport since a really long time and initiatives taken to resolve this problem have
This documentary takes the opportunity to highlight the battle behind the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Games and explores the problems that host nation Rio de Janeiro is going through, problems that the International Olympic Committee does not want people to know. Embroiled in scandals, and mistreatment of its own citizens Rio de Janeiro is looking to set an example to the rest of the world on how not to prepare for hosting an Olympic Games.
Valle, Gabriel Do. "2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Brazil - A Real Blessing for the
It is not only a win for the players, but for their nation as well. FIFA always develops the world cup, and recently they have been through tough scrutiny from the public for the locations of the upcoming world cup in Russia and the one after that Qatar. FIFA has always been in the dark with their corruption, but awarding the world cup to those countries prompted the U.S. to use the FBI to investigate. As of 2016, 16 FIFA officials have been arrested for crimes. FIFA has also issued lifelong bans on members, and the man who started it all Sepp Blatter, has resigned from his post. And even more justice came in 2015 when Loretta Lynch, a US attorney fought for football fans all over the world and brought down the long awaited indictments of FIFA
During the world cup mass protests took place to expose how the country invested so much in preparing for the World Cup while so many residents were living in poverty (Human Rights Watch, 2014). This issue has the potential to become volatile as the country is currently experience an economic slowdown and the unemployment numbers begin to rise. Another result of extreme poverty is the lack of skilled workforce which makes it difficult for companies staff their business with local residents which keeps them from investing in the community (Deloitte,
Cholewinski, R. I. (1997). Migrant Workers in International Human Rights Law: Their Protection in Countries of Employment. Clarendon Press.
Thirty-two teams, sixty-four games, eight groups of four, years of qualifying and one world champion. The World Cup is an international soccer tournament that takes place in the summer every four years. It is more than just a game to all who participate, and their fans as well “Husbands have mortgaged their homes to attend it [the World Cup] Careers are defined by it, and athletes have been murdered for making mistakes“, (Trecker 16). It is more than just the world’s biggest sporting event, it’s the biggest event period. (Trecker 6)
In conclusion, I believe that child labour should be considered a violation of basic human rights. This essay demonstrates that not only does child labour take away fundamental human right however it also interferes with the education of the child and reinforces the cycle of poverty. It also proves child labour violates basic working rights found in the UDHR under article 23 and 24. Child labour is an outright violation