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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