February 24, 2026
A New York federal judge Tuesday trimmed Filipino construction workers' lawsuit accusing U.S. public relations firms of knowingly covering up abusive working conditions during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, tossing state and federal claims stemming from human trafficking but allowing other federal claims premised in forced labor to proceed.
August 04, 2025
Powerful public relations agencies are taking aim at a lawsuit accusing them of whitewashing the Qatari government's alleged human rights abuses ahead of the 2022 men's World Cup, telling a New York federal court that they are not liable under global human trafficking laws.
April 25, 2025
Two public relations giants helped the Qatari government hide human trafficking and other labor abuses in the construction of venues for the 2022 men's World Cup, more than 100 Filipino migrant workers claim in a suit in New York federal court.