Gareth Southgate criticised for claiming Qatar workers ‘united’ in wanting World Cup

Human rights groups question manager’s remarks Groups say Fifa is yet to commit to compensating workers

Gareth Southgate is facing criticism from human rights groups after claiming that workers in Qatar were “united” in wanting the World Cup to take place, despite the country’s poor employment rights record.

The England manager’s remarks were questioned by Human Rights Watch, which said families of migrant workers who had died, been injured, or cheated of their wages had told it they “would like to support the World Cup but cannot because their children are starving and their breadwinners died in Qatar”.

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