The FFF published, on Saturday, a press release in response to an open letter from the NGO which underlined the “deafening silence” of the Federation and the Blues in the face of human rights violations in the Emirate Organizer of the next Cup of the world.
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Each day its shock, where almost, for several weeks, at the French Football Federation (FFF). Strugged in a dysfunction series and some scandals, the FFF was arrested by Amnesty International on Friday in an open letter. In the aftermath of the France-Austria match (2-0), the NGO regretted the “deafening silence” of the Federation and the Blues “against the thousands of migrant workers who died on Qataris sites [from the next World Cup], and the thousands of ‘Others subject to forced work “. Saturday, September 24, the FFF gave its annoyance, annoyed, in a press release. Affirming that Amnesty is an “admirable organization”, the federation “deplored” a “stigma campaign”.
“Free to express themselves or not, [the FFF and the French team] did not wait for the deadline [of the next World Cup] to defend on a daily basis, on the ground, and at their level, the human rights, as well as other essential causes, “says the federation. “Participate [in the World Cup] does not mean to close your eyes and endorse,” says the FFF.
“advances”
Concretely, the body led by Noël Le Graët claims to have “implemented various verifications measures concerning compliance with social rights and the application of respectful working conditions on the base camp of the French team” In Qatar, it is written.
The FFF also believes that “the organization of this World Cup (…) enabled social advances to Qatar that even some NGOs recognize, including Amnesty International”. “Even if the reality on the ground is not perfect,” recognizes the body.
In his open letter, Amnesty showed as an example the sponsors of the Danish football team, who “decided to remove their logos from players’ training jerseys to replace them with a message favorable to human rights at the Qatar “.
Very active on the subject as the World Cup approaches (November 20-December 18), the NGO had made public, on September 15, an opinion of opinion carried out with more than 17,000 adults in fifteen countries ( In Europe, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Morocco and Kenya). This survey indicates in particular that more than two thirds of the respondents (and 73 % in France) want the national football federations “to express publicly on human rights affairs” as part of the World Cup.
Before the communicating published on Saturday morning, the French Football Federation had always refused to decide on this very controversial file. Just Christmas Le Graet, the president of the “3F”, he said to himself “very happy [that the French team] comes to play in Qatar” during the drawing of the tournament, the 1 er April to doha.
The question of human rights in Qatar and the environmental cost of organizing this event in the emirate are the two main subjects put forward by personalities and organizations calling for a boycott of the World Cup.