- Fifa, Football, Football politics, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia and sport, South and Central Asia, Sport, Workers' rights, World Cup, World Cup 2034, World news
Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom
Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gul…
- Bangladesh, Employment, Football, Global development, Human rights, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Saudi Arabia, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World Cup, World news
‘Many migrant workers will die’: the likely human cost of awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
Millions of migrants will build stadiums, transport networks and hotels. But testimonies from Bangladeshis who…
- Global development, Human rights, India, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Migration and development, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, Workers' rights, World news
Allegations of worker exploitation at ‘world’s greatest show’ in Dubai
Migrant workers employed at Expo 2020 allege confiscated passports, racial discrimination and withheld wagesSe…
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‘Urgent. Oxygen needed’: Nepalis mobilise to take charge in Covid crisis
Amid political turmoil and an overwhelmed health system, young activists are stepping up in response to the pa…
- Coronavirus, Employment, Global development, Global health, Human rights, Nepal, Poverty, Remittances, South and Central Asia, World news
‘It’s as if there’s no Covid’: Nepal defies pandemic amid a broken economy
Cases appear low and sports venues are packed, but protests are on the rise as jobs are lost and personal debt…
- Business, G4S, Global development, Human rights, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slavery, South and Central Asia, UK news, United Arab Emirates, Work & careers, World news
G4S migrant workers ‘forced to pay millions’ in illegal fees for jobs
UK-based security firm faces calls to repay charges made by recruitment agents for jobs in Gulf states and con…
- Global development, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Quake-hit Kathmandu rises from the wreckage – in pictures
Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists a…