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.
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.
The organization said: ‘David Beckham has a unique worldwide profile which offers wide opportunities to highlight human rights issues in Qatar.’
Since Beckham was unveiled as the face of the tournament, his camp declined to comment on the report, which exposes the host nation’s failure to investigate the deaths of construction workers after long shifts in the desert heat.
Amnesty’s UK chief executive Sacha Deshmukh urged England’s current players and coaching staff to speak up. Deshmukh said: ‘The FA is part of the UEFA Working Group on Workers’ Rights in Qatar and can press the Doha authorities over strengthening migrant worker protections, investigating worker deaths and helping to fashion a tournament with a genuinely positive legacy.’
An FA spokesman said: ‘We believe there is evidence of substantial progress being made by Qatar in relation to workers’ rights, but we recognize there is still more to be done.’ The Qatari Government did not respond to a request for comment.