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Growth in player associations, 1900s – 2010s

Football Other Total

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Source: Braham

Dabscheck, 20 Dec

2017. Chart excludes

17 unions where official

establishment date is

unknown &

independent

contractors (e.g. PGA)

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Collective action & multi-stakeholder engagement

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• International Bill of Rights:• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights

• International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

• ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles & Rights at Work

• UNESCO International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity & Sport

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• Framework:• Protect

• Respect

• Remedy

• 4 requirements for business:• Human rights policy

• Human rights due diligence

• Access to an effective remedy

• Engagement & communication

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1. All nations have the right to host MSEs

2. All actors must respect international human / labour rights

3. Entire lifecycle

4. Affected groups merit a voice in decision-making

5. Access to remedy

6. Lessons are captured & shared

7. Stakeholder human rights capacity is strengthened

8. Collective action is harnessed to realise human rights

FIFA UEFA IOC CGF

• Article 3 FIFA

Statutes, 2016

• Ruggie report, 2016

• FIFA 2.0, 2016

• FIFA Human Rights

Policy & Activity

Update, 2017

• 2026 FIFA World

Cup bid & host

requirements

• FIFA Human Rights

Advisory Board

• 2024 EUROs

bidding

requirements &

staging agreement,

2017

• Expanding

commitment with

SRA to all events &

activities

• 2024 Host City

Contract, 2016

• CGF Human Rights

Policy, 2017

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“Safeguarding” the rights of athletes first pillar in the new action plan adopted by the world’s sports ministers to protect the integrity of sport

• Protecting, respecting & fulfilling the human rights of all involved in the delivery of sport in accordance with the UNGPs is “essential”

• “Members States called attention to the multiple ways in which the rights of athletes are linked with human rights, & are infringed. These include various athlete abuse, bad employment conditions, international illegal transfer of under-aged athletes…”

• “Athletes need safe spaces to train & compete free of abuse, sexual exploitation & misconduct, exploitation in employment situations, trafficking & violence…”

• “Good governance” of sport includes “athlete oversight”

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• FIFA is committed to respecting all internationally recognised human rights in accordance with the UNGPs

• FIFA’s “salient human rights risks” include “Players’ rights”

• FIFA:

• Engages in an ongoing due diligence

• Is committed to providing for or cooperating in remediation where it has caused or contributed to adverse human rights impacts

• Where a conflict with national law, FIFA will follow the higher standard

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Paragraph 13:

• “…Human rights commitments are binding on all FIFA bodies and officials when exercising their respective powers and competencies, including when interpreting and enforcing FIFA rules.”

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FIFA Activity Update Update, May 2017

• “Some of the main achievements” included “the broadening of engagement with football stakeholders, including with the international union of professional football players FIFPro, towards enhancing the protection of players’ rights…”

• The “establishment of a pilot project for the implementation and development of national dispute resolution chambers…”

• A “significantly increased engagement with relevant stakeholders, in particular with organisations representing the interests of professional footballers.”

The first FIFA Human Rights Advisory Board report, November 2017

• “The third dimension includes formalised and sustained collabourations (sic) with external stakeholders, which often involve collabouration at project level. Examples include … the close collabouration with the main union for professional football players, FIFPro, on issues surrounding players’ rights...”

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6 recommendations:

1. Adopt a clear & coherent human rights policy

2. Embed respect for human rights

3. Identify & evaluate human rights risks

4. Address human rights risks

5. Track & report on implementation

6. Enable access to remedy

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Recommendation 6.2, April 2016

FIFA should review its existing dispute resolution system for football-related issues to ensure that it does not lead in practice to a lack of access to effective remedy for human rights harms.

• FIFA should ensure that its own dispute resolution bodies have adequate human rights expertise & procedures to address human rights claims, & urge member associations, confederations & the Court of Arbitration for Sport to do the same;

• The review should involve independent experts as well as representatives of players & other users of the system.

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• UNGPs:• Principle 31 – a grievance mechanism “can only serve its purpose if the people it is

intended to serve know about it, trust it and are able to use it…”

• Grievance mechanisms should be:

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Legitimate Transparent

Accessible Rights-compatible

Predictable & timely Source of continuous learning

Equitable Based on engagement & dialogue

Four key player rights obligations:

1. Binding player rights policy

2. Player rights due diligence (i.e. proactivelyidentify risks & take action)

3. Access to an effective remedy

4. Engagement & communication with affectedpeople & their legitimate representatives (inc.player associations)

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• Announced on 30 November 2017 at the Sporting Chance Forum in Geneva (left), the planned Centre will be the first of its kind, aimed at helping build a world of sport that protects, respects & upholds the human rights of athletes, workers, communities, children, fans, volunteers & the press.

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