The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system

On December 2, 2010, the football/soccer world was stunned when the small Middle Eastern country known as the State of qatar (qatar) won the rights to host the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Associate (FIFA) Men’s Football world Cup even though its national team had never qualified for a...

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Autor: Romano, Robert J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:World Cup
Human Rights
Labor Rights
Migrant workers
Kafala System
FIFA
Copa del Mundo
Derechos Humanos
Derechos Laborales
Trabajadores Migrantes
Sistema Kafala
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spelling The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor systemLa Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2022 puede ser el catalizador para desmantelar (o al menos reformar) el sistema laboral kafalaRomano, Robert J.World CupHuman RightsLabor RightsMigrant workersKafala SystemFIFACopa del MundoDerechos HumanosDerechos LaboralesTrabajadores MigrantesSistema KafalaOn December 2, 2010, the football/soccer world was stunned when the small Middle Eastern country known as the State of qatar (qatar) won the rights to host the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Associate (FIFA) Men’s Football world Cup even though its national team had never qualified for a single FIFA world Cup competition. what made qatar’s bid so attractive to FIFA was that it included the building of a new airport, a commitment to updating the country’s public transportation infrastructure, the construction of $20 billion worth of new roads and highways which included a bridge to the neighboring country of Bahrain (the longest in the world), the creation of 54 training camps and the opening of a number of hotels to accommodate the spectators, teams, and broadcasting/press corps from the various countries that would be visiting the country over the 29-day contest period. Most importantly, however, qatar also assured FIFA that it would construct no less than nine football/soccer specific stadiums, each state-of-the-art and equipped with cooling systems that would help alleviate the oppressive qatari heat since the average temperature on the Gulf peninsula averages around 29 degrees Celsius (85 degrees Fahrenheit) but can reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) during the summer months.Universidad Pablo de Olavide20242024-02-2920232023-12-2220232023-12-22journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10433/20253reponame:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavideinstname:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:rio.upo.es:10433/202532026-06-13T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
La Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2022 puede ser el catalizador para desmantelar (o al menos reformar) el sistema laboral kafala
title The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
spellingShingle The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
Romano, Robert J.
World Cup
Human Rights
Labor Rights
Migrant workers
Kafala System
FIFA
Copa del Mundo
Derechos Humanos
Derechos Laborales
Trabajadores Migrantes
Sistema Kafala
title_short The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
title_full The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
title_fullStr The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
title_full_unstemmed The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
title_sort The 2022 FIFA world cup may be the catalyst to dismantle (or at least reform) the kafala labor system
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Romano, Robert J.
author Romano, Robert J.
author_facet Romano, Robert J.
author_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv World Cup
Human Rights
Labor Rights
Migrant workers
Kafala System
FIFA
Copa del Mundo
Derechos Humanos
Derechos Laborales
Trabajadores Migrantes
Sistema Kafala
topic World Cup
Human Rights
Labor Rights
Migrant workers
Kafala System
FIFA
Copa del Mundo
Derechos Humanos
Derechos Laborales
Trabajadores Migrantes
Sistema Kafala
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