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The labor regime of the neoliberal period in Mexico is in full decline. It was already a degeneration of the successful corporatist system, a one-party political structure in which the state controlled the unions under the long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party. Unions not only became state dependent under the PRI's corporatist system, but also entered a social pact

Qatar has rejected calls for a compensation fund for migrant workers killed or injured during World Cup preparations, with the country's labor minister calling it a &quot&#x3B;publicity stunt&quot&#x3B;. Labour Minister Ali bin Samikh Al Marri told AFP that Qatar is already handing...

DOHA: Qatar has rejected calls for a compensation fund for migrant workers killed or injured during World Cup...

Despite brazen support of the compensation programme, only some of the qualifying football associations have endorsed the campaign.

Qatar has rejected calls for a compensation fund for migrant workers killed or injured during World Cup preparations, with the country's labour minister calling it a "publicity stunt".

Amnesty International and other human rights groups called on Fifa to establish a $440 million fund to repay unpaid wages and assist bereaved families.

Deaths and harm cannot be undone, but for so many migrant workers and families, some financial assistance – a slender slice of the huge profits from the event – would be a start.

Nasser Al Khater told Sky News in an interview that he believes "this is a sporting tournament that people want to come [to] and enjoy. Turning it into a platform of political statements I don't think is right for the sport."

FIFA and Qatari authorities should ensure that migrant workers who have made the Qatar Men’s World Cup 2022 possible receive their full wages and benefits and are neither arrested nor deported for participating in protests.

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