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Advocates urge Los Angeles to publish FIFA human-rights plan and strengthen worker protections ahead of major events
Summary
Several public commenters at the Feb. 20 council meeting urged the city to publish its draft FIFA/2028 human-rights plan, citing documented labor and trafficking risks tied to major sporting events and requesting community review and stronger protections for vulnerable workers.
During the public-comment portion of the Feb. 20 Los Angeles City Council meeting, multiple speakers urged the council to publish the city'9s draft FIFA human-rights plan and to ensure measures to protect workers and prevent trafficking during major events.
Fe1tima Murrieta, who identified herself as an organizer with Jobs of America, said city agencies must have "herramientas fuertes para promover transparencia y responsabilidad y derechos humanos" during the FIFA and Olympics build-out and asked the council to make the plan…
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