David Beckham urged to cut ties with Qatar and reverse his decision to be a 'face' of next year's World Cup
Football legend, David Beckham is facing huge pressure to reverse his decision to be the ‘face’ of the Qatar World Cup. Recall Amnesty International has repeatedly accused the Qatar government of treating migrant workers poorly in the country. Amnesty’s 48-page report presents a bleak picture of what immigrant workers face, with Qatari promises of the abolition of the hated kafala system which restricted migrant workers from leaving the country or changing jobs without their employer’s permission not in evidence. Senior sources at Unicef, a key part of his charity work for 15 years, are ‘dismayed’ by Beckham signing a multi-million-pound deal with the Qataris. Amnesty said he should use his position to ‘keep the world’s focus on the human rights issues surrounding the matches’ at next year’s World Cup. The organisation said: ‘David Beckham has a unique worldwide profile which offers wide opportunities to highlight human rig...