This report examines the labour rights and occupational health risks associated with the FIFA World Cup 2026, with particular attention to heat exposure among workers involved in tournament-related construction, renovation and team base camp operations. Drawing on worker interviews, occupational health and safety analysis, and heat-risk modelling developed by Equidem in partnership with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, the report situates FIFA 2026 within a longer pattern of labour rights risks across FIFA tournament cycles.

The analysis identifies four recurring areas of concern: structural discrimination and worker vulnerability; fragmented and unaccountable labour supply chains; restrictions on worker voice, freedom of association and access to remedy; and exposure to foreseeable workplace harms, including extreme heat. The report also marks the launch of Equidem’s FIFA Accountability Project, a long-term initiative examining FIFA’s wider labour footprint and the need for enforceable human rights protections across all workers and sectors connected to the tournament.