Contents Glossary 4 1. Introduction 9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Purpose of the human rights risk assessment The changing risk landscape and COVID-19 Mega sporting events and human rights Methodology 9 10 10 11 (a) The UNGPs framework (b) Salient human rights issues (c) Overview of the research and consultation process (d) Overview of the legal and human rights protections in the host countries 11 13 13 15 2. Snapshot of the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup 17 3. Human rights risks and challenges 19 3.1 Overview of salient human rights risks 3.2 Rights-holders (a) Risks for workers (including in supply chains) (b) Risks of labour exploitation for volunteers (c) Risks pertaining to sponsors and broadcasters (d) Risks for players, coaches and support crew (e) Risks for spectators and the broader community 3.3 Cross-cutting 19 20 20 22 23 24 27 28 (a) Australia’s First Nations peoples (b) Aotearoa New Zealand’s tangata whenua (c) Accessibility risks (d) Risks for children and young adults (e) Safeguarding, grievance mechanisms, risks to the right to remedy (f) Other human rights issues to be considered 3.4 Risk Saliency Matrix 28 30 31 31 33 34 37 4. Recommendations 49 5. Human rights legacy opportunities 65 Appendices 68 Appendix 1: Stakeholder engagement Appendix 2: UNGPs framework 69 72 FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup Human Rights Risk Assessment • 3