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FIFA blames France and Germany for 'slave working conditions' in Qatar stadiums
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on Friday hit back at criticism over work conditions on World Cup venues in Qatar, accusing European companies and saying France and Germany pushed the bid for “economic interests”. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesDoes FIFA have no shame? One of the people who voted for Qatar was Julio Grondona the Argentinian Senior Vice –President who supported Qatar purely out of anti-American spite. Nigeria’s Amos Adamu and Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii received bans from the FIFA ethics committee after telling undercover reporters their votes could be bought. Mohammed bin Hammam the FIFA Executive committee member from Qatar was also banned for life from football administration after being caught paying bribes. Jack Warner former Vice president of FIFA and President of CONCACAF was also forced to resign for corruption. When the BBC TV exposed further bribe taking by Ricardo Teixeira (Brazil) Nicolas Leoz ( Paraguay) and Issa Hayatou (Cameroon) involving marketing and broadcasting rights, Seep Blatter complained about the “evils of the Media”. Cameroon’s Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma, of the Ivorian Football ¬Federation were accused of accepting £1.5million to vote for Qatar. Both denied it.
Nov 23rd, 2013 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0Russia and Qatar both bribed their way to the World Cup. It’s ridiculous to blame Germany and France for the fact that Qatar treats its guest workers abominably. This has been going on long before they bribed their way to the World Cup. Did they even vote for Qatar?
FIFA is one big swamp of greed and corruption. It’s like a fat parasitic slug flying first class from one 5 star bid process to the next sucking up gifts and bribes and flattery. The executive committee hoovers up $100’s of millions in revenues from advertisers, marketers and TV broadcasts then Seep Blatter uses this money to “award” millions in “football development” programs to his third world friends in order to get himself re-elected. FIFA is an open sewer.
@1 rupertbrookso It's “Sepp” (as in septic) not “Seep” (as in mould). Having said that, this (money-grabbing) Swiss has been in office since 1998. He was re-elected as head of FIFA in 2002, and was re-elected unopposed for another four years on 31 May 2007, even though only 66 of 207 FIFA members nominated him. And 2011. Sounds a bit “bent”. Even back in 1998, there were accusations of bribery. And Switzerland does have a lot of money. Not all its own. Doubt whether the nazis will be back for their deposits. Although I guess argieland might want to claim it “inherited” the deposits. There's a thought. Could argieland actually pay off its debts with nazi loot?
Nov 23rd, 2013 - 04:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Back to Septic Blatter. Time to get rid. Blatter must be splattered. For the sake of soccer. He is, after all, a pervert. President of an organisation dedicated to determining what underwear women could wear. And there needs to be a proper investigation, under Interpol control. Every national association to be investigated by their own country's police and then again by a third country police force. Correlation by Interpol. And there's too much money in soccer. Everything should be reduced by 90%. Transfer fees capped at £100,000. Maximum player salary capped at £120,000 per annum and equivalents in all countries. And the salary of the “president” of FIFA? How about £50,000?
France and Germany using slaves in Qatar, Italians using slaves for luxury goods in Bangladesh, Brits using women slaves in Britain itself.
Nov 23rd, 2013 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You can put lipstick on a pig, but...
Euros will be Euros. 2000 years as slave-using socities wasn't gonna evaporate overnight from their genetic pool now was it.
If Germany and France are operating under the laws of Qatar, then why are they to blame?
Nov 23rd, 2013 - 10:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0FIFA sold it soul to grant the bid to Qatar and is now trying to reform its image.
Too late!
@3 I take it you mean the Lambeth case?The people arrested in that case are not UK nationals
Nov 23rd, 2013 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0TTT #3
Nov 24th, 2013 - 11:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0you might say its wrong keeping slaves but, since before the Romans and the Moors, slaves have existed in most cultures.
The statistics tell us that only in the Falkland Islands (and possibly Pitcairn) are there no slaves.
I myself have had servants that survived on the Minimum Wage that some people call slave wages.
In early 20th century England, my grandmother was a cleaner in 'The Big House' where her indenture was akin to slavery.
Her husband was a wage-slave in the mines of Northern England.
Throughout much of the world the female in the family works in conditions that equate to slavery.
You know that the globalised economy puts employment into low wage work in poorer countries. You may not like it, TTT, but this is the way countries become rich. (Your issue here is with wage distribution)
And you may know that in many nations' histories most 'formal' slaves were black or brown.
Perhaps some slaves are paid and some not. And perhaps we might ask the 'slaves' themselves whether they are.
Certainly, in post-Victorian England, the very recent 'sex-slave' industry has come from Eastern Europe and beyond. Those few that do this are entering an ancient 'profession' well established across the whole world.
None of this is to condone it; merely to recognise it for the purpose of addressing your pointed posting.
Perhaps you need to define your term first.
@3 Whilst in “progressive” argieland, “people” can be paid as much as £0.87 an hour. Doesn't the argie “consitution” say that there are no slaves in argieland? And the retail price of a bottle of water is..........? Wonder how argies on £34.80 a week manage? Theft? Burglary? Mugging? Posting comments on MercoPress on behalf of Timerman?
Nov 24th, 2013 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Isn't Sepp Blatter Argentinian? Blaming everybody but himself.
Nov 24th, 2013 - 03:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yas, I agree, Conq.
Nov 24th, 2013 - 05:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Splatter the cockroach.
In the garment industry in Argentina they found people actually chained to their machines!
Nov 24th, 2013 - 11:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Toby doesn't think we can read Rg newspapers
If it is bad somewhere else most certainly it is worse in Argentina.
@8 nope, Blatter isn't Argentinian. Vice-president Grondona is though.
Nov 25th, 2013 - 12:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0@10
Nov 25th, 2013 - 03:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Actually, you can't read them, my monolingual newspaper not in Spanish reader!
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