FIFA says was slow to act on Qatar labour rights

Migrant labourers work at a construction site at the Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2016. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

DOHA (Reuters) - FIFA was late to raise concerns about the treatment of migrant labourers on World Cup stadiums in Qatar and tournament organisers should do more to improve working conditions, an official from world football's governing body said on Wednesday.

FIFA did not raise concerns about the abuse of labourers with the Qatar 2022 organising committee until last May, five years after the hosting rights had been secured, said Federico Addiechi, FIFA's Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.