An investigating judge is investigating charges of forced labor targeting the activities of the construction group Vinci on the construction sites of the 2022 world football tournament in Qatar.

An investigating judge has been tasked with investigating the activities of the Vinci construction and public works group in Qatar after accusations of "forced labor" and "trafficking in human beings" on the construction sites of the 2022 World Cup learned from concordant sources on Tuesday. The investigation was opened on November 25, 2019 by the Nanterre prosecution after complaints from the Sherpa and Committee against Modern Slavery organizations and from seven former Indian and Nepalese employees.