Labor union calls for inspections at Olympic venues
Last Thursday, the general secretary of the Building and Wood Workers’ International, Ambet Yuson requested that the Tokyo organizing committee, the Japan Sport Council and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government agree to third party inspections of all Olympic
construction sites. According to the Associated Press, “Many sports governing bodies have signed onto the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which spell out practices for businesses and government. They include soccer governing bodies FIFA and UEFA, the Commonwealth Games Federation, the International Paralympic Committee and Qatar’s 2022 World Cup.” However, this excludes the Tokyo Olympics and the 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics.
