Cheering for modern slavery a case study on the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
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2022-06-29
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In 2010 Qatar was granted to host the FIFA World Cup 2022. Ever since then, newspapers and NGOs have been reporting forms of modern slavery among migrant workers at the World Cup construction sites. The FIFA and Qatar authorities have been under pressure to improve the situation of these migrant workers. By analyzing hundred different data sources, this study is one of the first studies to look empirically into modern slavery. We find that when it comes to modern slavery multiple actors are responsible, and therefore at the same time nobody is responsible. Due to large power imbalances between workers and employers, migrant workers are trapped in a system of modern slavery Next, this study contributes to the literature on institutional theory. Organizations use this mega sport event to gain and maintain legitimacy. However, all the attention to this event has revealed numerous cases of human rights violations. Normative pressures by NGOs and media have led to changes in legislation and regulation. However, these new coercive pressures only lead to reforms on paper. Practice shows that there is a clear lack of implementation and enforcement. Leaving thousands of people in slavery-like conditions and organizations in uncertainty about their legitimacy.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen