Mega-events and host nations

What host-city contracts, labour systems and housing programmes mean for the people who live and work around the Olympics, World Cups and other major sporting events. This section holds 4 reference articles. Each one states its question, gives the answer in plain language, lists the key facts and cites the documents it relies on. The desk reviews the section as a whole and marks the review date on every page.

Forced Evictions and the Olympic Games: What the COHRE 2007 Report Found: Forced evictions and the Olympic Games: what the 2007 COHRE report Fair Play for Housing Rights recorded in Seoul, Atlanta, Athens, Beijing and London.

Host City Contract Human Rights Clause: What the IOC Contract Requires: The host city contract human rights clause explained: what section 13.2(b) of the IOC Host City Contract requires, who asked for it and what it leaves open.

Kafala System Explained: How Sponsorship Rules Shaped Migrant Work in Qatar: Kafala system explained: how Gulf employer sponsorship controls migrant workers and what Qatar's 2019 to 2021 labour reforms changed, per ILO, HRW and Amnesty.

Sportswashing Meaning and Examples: What the Term Describes: Sportswashing meaning and examples: how dictionaries and rights groups define the term, where it is applied and why the label is contested, with named sources.