Norwegian football club Tromsø creates new kit to highlight human rights issues in Qatar

Norwegian top-flight football club Tromsø has unveiled a new kit featuring a QR code which aims to highlight human rights issues in next year’s FIFA World Cup host nation Qatar.

Tromsø created the jersey after teaming up with human rights group Amnesty International and Malcolm Bidali, a former migrant worker who was arrested in Qatar for blogging about the country’s working conditions.

A statement on the Tromsø’s website read: “How many human rights violations will it take before the football community unites to demand better protection for migrant workers?