Tell Coca-Cola to Stop Sponsoring Slave Labor!
Coca-Cola is sponsoring the 2022 World Cup, to be held in the Arab country of Qatar. An investigation from The Guardian found that Qatar is using Nepalese and North Korean slaves to build an infrastructure for the World Cup. 4,000 migrant workers are expected to die over the course of construction.
Over the summer, Nepalese workers -- most of them young men -- died at a rate of one a day. Most died from heart attacks, and others from heart failure and workplace accidents. Some slave laborers report that they haven't been paid for months, and have had their salaries retained to keep them from running away. Others report that their passports have been taken away.
FIFA proudly lists Coca-Cola as a 2022 World Cup sponsor. If the soda giant pulled their sponsorship, Qatar would feel considerable pressure to stop using slave labor. A sports event isn't worth thousands of lost lives. Please sign the petition to urge Coca-Cola to pull their sponsorship until Qatar stops using slave labor!
We, the undersigned, are concerned with your sponsorship of the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. An investigation from The Guardian found that Qatar is using Nepalese slaves to build an infrastructure for the World Cup. 4,000 migrant workers are expected to die over the course of construction.
Over the summer, Nepalese workers -- most of them young men -- died at a rate of one a day. Most died from heart attacks, and others from heart failure and workplace accidents. Some slave laborers report that they haven't been paid for months, and have had their salaries retained to keep them from running away. Others report that their passports have been taken away.
FIFA proudly lists Coca-Cola as a 2022 World Cup sponsor. If you pulled your sponsorship, we believe Qatar would feel considerable pressure to stop using slave labor. A sports event isn't worth thousands of lost lives. We respectfully urge you to pull your World Cup 2022 sponsorship until Qatar stops using slave labor. Thank you for taking the time to read and consider our petition.
