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  1. February 24, 2026

    PR Firms Must Face Trimmed World Cup Forced Labor Fight

    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.

  2. August 04, 2025

    PR Giants Look To End World Cup Labor Abuse Coverup Suit

    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.

  3. April 25, 2025

    World Cup Workers Sue PR Firms For Hiding Labor Abuses

    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.