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Amnesty levels accusation at England's governing body and praises Welsh FA for highlighting issue
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A HUMAN rights group has accused England’s Football Association (FA) of failing to back calls to improve migrant workers’ rights in Qatar as the men’s Fifa World Cup draws closer.

Amnesty International UK levelled the allegation in a statement today saying that that the FA is “lagging behind” after its Welsh counterpart (FAW) called for “significant improvements” for Qatar’s migrant workers earlier this week.

On Tuesday, the FAW posted its position on human, women, LGBTQ+ and workers’ issues in the Western-backed dictatorship, as well as addressing whether the Wales national team should boycott the tournament — doing so "would only hinder any progress made in Qatar," it said.

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