Swiss court rejects claim FIFA is to blame for controversial Qatari labour laws

In a statement, FIFA said it "takes the issue of working conditions and human rights in connection with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar very seriously".

A Swiss court has rejected a claim by three trade unions from Bangladesh and Holland that FIFA acted wrongfully in giving Qatar the 2022 World Cup without demanding reforms to the Middle East state's controversial labour laws.

The Bangladeshi Free Trade Union Congress, Bangladesh Building and Wood Workers Federation and Dutch Trade Union Confederation (FNV) brought the unprecedented action against world football's governing body on behalf of Nadim Shariful Alam, a Bangladeshi who worked in Qatar between 2014 and 2016.