As the death toll grows among construction workers at the future site of the 2022 World Cup, protesters are channeling their creativity into the Internet's custom of shaming: corrupting the logos of FIFA's rich corporate sponsors.
More than 1,400 migrant workers have reportedly died building the infrastructure for the worldwide sporting event in Qatar due to forced labor contracts and deplorable working conditions.
To draw attention to their plight, a number of designers have put a morbid twist on the logos of the corporate giants who are backing the event, including McDonald's, Adidas, Sony, Visa and others. A post on the blog Bored Panda is collecting the redesigns and inviting people to submit more.
With Qatar's world cup still seven years down the road, more and more of the corruption surrounding preparations for the event is now coming to light. The U.S. Justice Department arrested nine FIFA officials on Tuesday night in Zurich, and officers raided the sports governing body's head office to open criminal proceedings for money laundering and criminal mismanagement.
Coca-Cola, Visa and Adidas have all voiced concern about working conditions in the country in released statements, but activists say they haven't gone far enough to actively pressure the country.
Below are a few of the most shocking redesigns.
Hey @Visa. Huge fan of your human rights violation in Qatar. Here is your new free logo pic.twitter.com/3OTLRtClbA— Astro Sid (@ssaig) May 23, 2015
An anti-Logo protesting against Qatar's violation of human rights. #WorldCup. Others at: http://t.co/KEwCqVv3nF pic.twitter.com/HkWfr29wrF— Andy Dykes (@contact_andy) May 27, 2015
Anti logo de Coca-Cola para el mundial de Qatar 2022. http://t.co/i7pd2n5UDg vía @_theinspiration pic.twitter.com/xe9654OK9G— Jordi Guzmán (@pasalavida) May 26, 2015
@McDonalds is it true he's in Qatar working slaves to death? #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/TOvHvF47Uc— theuglygame (@uglygame) May 26, 2015