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Jean-Luc Mélenchon spoke Thursday on RTL about a possible boycott of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which he says he is in favor of "without too much [being] under any illusions".

The leader of La France insoumise warns all the same: “yes, if there was a battle for the boycott, I would participate.

It is a shame what is being done there.

6,500 people died on the construction sites.

It's awful how they treat people.

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Qatar has come under fire from human rights organizations for its treatment of migrant workers, many of them exploited and working in dangerous conditions, according to these organizations, on construction sites linked to the upcoming FIFA World Cup. world 2022.

But the country, assured a Qatari government official on Wednesday, "has made tangible progress on labor reform" and intends "to make a comprehensive labor reform a major part of the legacy of the World-2022".

“Qatar is the financier of all kinds of anti-French activities in Africa.

They participate in the arming and organization of Islamic militias which then shoot at us, ”added Mr. Mélenchon.

Le Graët sweeps away the boycott option with the back of his hand

Should the France team go there?

“There are sports federations to discuss this.

I think a French person doesn't give a damn there.

But then, well, it's me.

(…) Yes, guys, I'm telling you not to go.

We cannot play football on corpses, we cannot play football with violent narrow-minded obscurantists like those we have here, ”concluded the president of the group La France insoumise (LFI) in the Assembly.

The national secretary of Europe Ecology-The Greens (EELV) Julien Bayou also called on Wednesday to boycott the 2022 World Cup. But the French football team “will go to Qatar if it qualifies” for the World Cup, assured on March 9 to AFP the president of the Federation Noël Le Graët, dismissing the hypothesis of a boycott.

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2022 World Cup: Why have the Blues not followed the movement in favor of human rights in Qatar?

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