The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar in November 2022. In the lead up to the tournament, reports emerged about work-related deaths of migrant workers, the majority from India and Nepal, in Qatar during construction work for the event. During an April 2021 survey, it was found that 66.7 percent of respondents agreed when asked whether their country should boycott the World Cup because of the treatment of migrant workers.
Public opinion on whether the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar should be boycotted due to the treatment of migrant workers worldwide as of April 2021
Survey question: "(Country) should boycott Qatar ‘22 due to the treatment of migrant workers."
* The source adds the following information: "More than 75% of responses came from 19 countries: USA, UK, Canada, India, Australia, Netherlands, Malaysia, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Indonesia, France, Finland, Philippines."
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RunRepeat. (August 6, 2021). Public opinion on whether the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar should be boycotted due to the treatment of migrant workers worldwide as of April 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298745/global-public-opinion-boycott-qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/
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RunRepeat. (2021). Public opinion on whether the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar should be boycotted due to the treatment of migrant workers worldwide as of April 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298745/global-public-opinion-boycott-qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/
RunRepeat. "Public Opinion on Whether The Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar Should Be Boycotted Due to The Treatment of Migrant Workers Worldwide as of April 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298745/global-public-opinion-boycott-qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/
RunRepeat, Public opinion on whether the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar should be boycotted due to the treatment of migrant workers worldwide as of April 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298745/global-public-opinion-boycott-qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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