Essay: World Cup 2022 – Qatar is accused of ‘sportswashing’ but do the fans really care?
ARGYRO ELISAVET MANOLI, of Loughborough University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at the concept of ‘sportswashing’ and whether fans really care…
Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty – UN report
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The number of people forced to work or in a marriage against their will has surged in recent years to around 50 million on any given day, the UN’s International Labour Organization said on Monday upon releasing its modern slavery report. Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts and climate change […]
Adidas, Nike urged to ensure fair wages for Asian workers making World Cup kits
Thomson Reuters Foundation Sportswear giants Adidas and Nike – two of the main sponsors of the upcoming World Cup – must ensure workers in their Asian supplier factories are paid a fair wage as their share of the production cost dwindles, civil society groups said on Monday. The share of what Adidas and Nike spend […]
KNOW IT ALL: THE FIFA WORLD CUP
DAVID ADAMS has a look at the World Cup…