English singer, songwriter, and model Dua Lipa is setting the record straight about the speculations about performing at the World Cup opening ceremony next week in Qatar.
The singer took to her Instagram Stories to rubbish the rumors and hit out at Qatar over its human rights record.
She wrote: 'There is a lot of speculation that I will be performing at the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar.
'I will not be performing and nor have I ever been involved in any negotiation to perform.
'I will be cheering England on from afar and I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup.'
According to Geo News, It comes just one week before the Qatar World Cup, with the Arab state facing growing criticism over its treatment of women, migrant workers and LGBT people.
In a 75-page report released this week, London-based rights group Equidem said migrant labourers who built Qatar's World Cup stadiums were subjected to discrimination and long hours under harsh conditions, as well as wage theft and other abuses as their employers evaded accountability.
Qatar has enacted a number of labour reforms in recent years following heavy international scrutiny, which has been praised by Equidem and other rights groups, but advocates say abuses are still widespread.
However, Qatar has denied these accusations and has repeatedly rejected allegations that the safety and health of 30,000 workers who built the World Cup infrastructure have been jeopardised, per Sky News.
Ambet E Yuson, general secretary of the Building and Wood Workers' International union, said migrant workers involved in World Cup construction projects have had better protection - though the same cannot be said for other workers in Qatar.
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