The commercial court of Zurich on Friday rejected a claim lodged by a group of trade unions over the working conditions in the Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
The suit was filed by Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress and the Dutch Union FNV, on behalf of a man who claims he was exploited in Qatar.
In the lawsuit, FIFA was accused of wrongfully choosing Qatar to host the tournament, without ensuring that the country reformed its labor laws and should be held liable for abuses.
But the court said it didn’t accept the case for ‘formal reasons’ because parts of the complaint such…
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