• Norwegian protest denounces the situation of the workers of the Qatar World Cup and considers boycotting it

The German international and

Real Madrid

player

Toni Kroos

has described

the current working conditions in

Qatar

as "

unacceptable

"

, the country that will host the

2022 World Cup

and that, according to a complaint, does not guarantee the safety of its workers.

"Immigrant workers are subjected to

days without rest under torrid 50 degrees

, they suffer from insufficient nutrition,

without drinking water

and at crazy temperatures," says the player, from the joint podcast with his brother

Felix

.

Under these conditions, "there is no guarantee of safety for those who work for the tournament or

medical care,

" continues Kroos, for whom the decision to hold the World Cup there "was not good."

The Madrid player also recalls that

homosexuality is criminally prosecuted

in Qatar

and that "some violence" is practiced on workers.

"All of these are absolutely unacceptable points," he says, although without actually proposing a

boycott of that World Cup

.

"Would that serve to improve working conditions? I think not," he argues, to point to the possibility of drawing attention to these situations by taking advantage of the tournament.

"Football always arouses extreme attention. Be it before the tournament or during it," suggests the player.

The German internationals showed in the last qualifying matches - against

Iceland

and

Romania

- shirts alluding to human rights, as a statement against violations and in line with the United Nations Charter.

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