Jason Nemerovski

San Franciscan before anything else 🌁 | Co-founder of @boldmovesonly | 🐐 Car DJ | Researcher @Equidemorg

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Press Release – Equidem exposes labour exploitation by Newcastle United Football Club sponsor in Saudi Arabia, raising questions about Premier League commitment to prevent modern slavery.

https://t.co/fD7rb3xCho

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

If @FIFAcom actually valued the lives of those who made their tournament possible this would be a different story.

The resources are there and the answer is simple… Pay Up!

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

“They met us on our way to the office to collect our salaries and arrested us”

FIFA made $7.5 billion in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 🏆

But it was at the expense of the hundreds of migrant workers who made it possible: https://t.co/BbVFk1lPTZ

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

"Stark Security is just one example of many companies who treat their workers as pawns, no more than pieces that can be thrown away once the game is over.

Every day, Equidem is speaking with workers who are owed wages and describe the dehumanising nature of their work for the FIFA World Cup 2022.”

Our @NemerovskiJason ⬇️

[Mustafa Qadri (he/him) @Mustafa_Qadri]

“Stark Security is just one example of many companies who treat their workers as pawns, no more than pieces that can be thrown away once the game is over,” says @NemerovskiJason, a researcher at @EquidemOrg. “Every day Equidem is speaking with workers who are owed wages and describe the dehumanising nature of their work for the FIFA World Cup 2022.” https://t.co/IaoEsWnqD0

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

The wave of last year’s World Cup is still causing ripples 🌊

Many workers have been kept anchored to Qatar through fines and prison sentences for simply calling for fair pay.

Read the @guardian article, based on our research, here: https://t.co/IIqRm5KPkl

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

New.

Three teenagers worked as security guards on World Cup venues throughout the tournament. But were never paid by their employer, Stark Security Services, a company that is owned by persons with close ties to the ruling family.

By @samindrakunti

https://t.co/uDob18Zuri

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Our @NemerovskiJason on the three migrant workers we believe remain detained:

“We don’t have any information as to their whereabouts... We want to know from the Qatari authorities: where are they? And why are they still being detained?” ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

@FIFAcom I am not sure why anyone would have to remind you but these are human beings. These workers, who made your tournament a billion dollar success, have been treated as if they are no more than toys you can pick up and throw away as you please.

[Sam Wallace @SamWallaceTel]

The Qatar 2022 aftermath II: three migrant workers imprisoned after January protests over unpaid wages https://t.co/xVVdN6sIef

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

FREEDOM is not having to worry about your friends and family being shot at

FREEDOM is getting the medical care you need without becoming crippled with debt

FREEDOM is being able to be your true self without persecution

Republicans cling on to a concept they fight to destroy

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

WHEN DO THE GUNS START MAKING US SAFER? Texas keeps weakening its gun laws and selling a record number of guns; meanwhile, the state’s gun homicide rate has increased 90% since 2011.

Shouldn’t Texas be one of the safest states in the nation? Or at least getting safer?

[Andrew Mills @andmills]

Andrew Maganga regrets working as a #fifaWorldCup security guard in #Qatar

At the tournament final, he and 200+ other guards were fired

They spoke out, demanding $740 monthly wage for all 6 mos. contracted

But #Qatar forbids organising and strikes 1/5

https://t.co/dUXqKyiuNi

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

It is heart breaking to hear story after story of these workers who went to Qatar with the hope of creating a better life for their families only to be exploited and end up in a worse situation than when they had left.

If #FIFA does not pay up this will be their legacy.

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

We’ve spoken to around 70 former Stark Security workers saying those hired for the #FIFAWorldCup, signed 6-month contracts, only to have them terminated just 3 months later when the tournament was over. Most who did not accept were detained and deported.🧵https://t.co/TVH50vwfgs

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Every day we’re contacted by #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 workers and families complaining about unpaid wages, injuries, harassment and even deaths. Equidem has been submitting cases with #FIFA and #Qatar but most workers are still to be compensated, leaving thousands in ruin. 🧵

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

@stanwould Very true…

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

You can probably tell a lot about a person by the way they get off a plane.

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Equidem has tracked down hundreds of workers from the FIFA World Cup 2022 who are owed compensation. FIFA made $7.5 billion, Qatar $17.5 billion. Yet, thousands of workers who made it possible haven't been paid. #PayUpFIFA

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

After speaking to many of these workers I can tell you these companies treat them as pawns, no more than pieces that can be thrown away once the game is over. Every day @EquidemOrg is speaking with workers from the World Cup who faced violations and are owed wages. We wont stop.

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Equidem has spoken to dozens of World Cup workers deported after being terminated without notice once the games finished. To pay for their visas, many took loans or sold land and one even sold his grandma's wedding ring.

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

Great opportunity with a great organization! @EquidemOrg

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Passionate about fundraising, and building sustainable, innovative models for human rights work?

@EquidemOrg is looking for a brilliant, creative and experienced person to join its team during an exciting time of growth as our fundraising manager.

👉 https://t.co/Ta7GTN91fu

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

As people gather to watch #ArgentinaVsFrance we hope that everyone remembers it was made possible on the backs of exploited workers who are still owed thousands of dollars

Here’s an investigator explaining the severity of the abuse these workers faced

#FIFAWorldCup #PayUpFIFA

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Here is an anonymous worker discussing the immense recruitment fees being paid by Bangladeshi workers to secure a job in #Qatar

To pay the fees, workers often have to take out large loans that take years to pay off, requiring many sacrifices and can possibly lead to debt bondage

[Jason Nemerovski @NemerovskiJason]

3 of the top 5 ranked teams in the world played well?! 🤯🤯🤯 shocker

Just quit it with these bullshit arguments.

[EuroFoot @eurofootcom]

Arsene Wenger says teams who avoided political demonstrations played better at the World Cup this year.