4 | Recommendations
DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE, VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
All participants (whether players, officials, spectators, workers etc) are provided with information
about their right to be free from discrimination, abuse, violence and harassment, protections against
discrimination, abuse, violence and harassment in Australia/NZ and how to seek help in the host
countries should this occur.
FIFA and the local entities develop a comprehensive discrimination, abuse, violence and harassment
prevention strategy and action plan for the FWWC2023 in consultation with experts and survivors that
includes:
• A code of behaviour for the tournament that reinforces zero tolerance for all forms of
discrimination, abuse, violence and harassment (sexism, racial, homophobia) that applies to all
rights holders equally.
• Adoption of the AHRC’s Guidelines for Addressing Spectator Racism in Sports for the tournament.
• Clear governance and accountability mechanisms that articulates leadership and responsibility to
prevent discrimination, abuse, violence and harassment.
• The process for responding to complaints of discrimination, abuse, violence and harassment,
including grievance mechanisms (see below).
• A survivor engagement framework that is trauma informed for those who have suffered harms
such as physical, sexual, or psychological abuse and who may not want to engage with statutory
bodies or police.
• Training on sexual harassment prevention and bystander intervention training for all tournament
workers (including hospitality and security staff), teams and officials.
• Training for hospitality workers on preventing alcohol-related harms and that they are supported
to seek assistance, if needed.
• A policy on the sale and consumption of alcohol in tournament stadiums and Fanfests.
• Issue media guidelines on safe and respectful reporting that promotes inclusion.
This strategy should consider the needs and risks facing women and diverse and vulnerable groups.
That FIFA considers the tournament an opportunity to engage on the issue of violence against women
in the host countries and develop a related social awareness/prevention campaign, such as the
‘Don’t guess the yes’ campaign in Aotearoa New Zealand or ‘Who are you?’, a bystander intervention
programme utilised when Aotearoa New Zealand hosted the 2011 Rugby World Cup.88
That FIFA considers addressing alcohol culture in sport including by adopting a position to have no
alcohol companies as naming sponsors.
That FIFA in its legacy plan, includes a participation pipeline program for women and girls and
particularly indigenous women and girls and a para-football program for women and girls with
disability.
That FIFA considers the inclusion of exhibition para-football games during breaks or before tournament
matches.
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