Ever since Qatar won hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, organisations around the world have been trying to create unnecessary controversies.

The latest such allegation to surface was a report by Amnesty International, which said migrant workers building World Cup stadiums had gone unpaid for months. 

However, football’s world governing body FIFA has rejected the report, according to Gulf Times.

FIFA said the human rights charity had been ‘misleading’ when it claimed 78 workers, working at Mercury MENA, were involved on projects relating to the 2022 tournament.

“We’ve no reason to believe the reported violations of workers’ rights are in fact linked to FIFA and the 2022 World Cup. We regret Amnesty chose to frame its statement in such a misleading manner,” said a FIFA spokesman.

According to Amnesty, Mercury MENA did work on an infrastructure project which, although not directly a World Cup structure, was part of the showpiece city where the opening and final matches will be played in 2022.

Qatar’s Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) also stepped in with its observations.

“The concerns raised by Amnesty International are not tolerated by Qatar. There are legal proceedings currently underway against Mercury MENA. The company no longer operates in Qatar, but legal matters against them will continue. We’ll also conduct a full investigation and address any existing issues or violations and remedy any remaining matters,” it said, according to Qatar Tribune.

“For years, Qatar has been working with the international community on improving laws, regulations and policies concerning guest workers. This is exhibited by the fact that Qatar has the highest level of partnership with organisations like Amnesty,” the statement said.

There are currently 25,000 workers involved in the construction of eight stadiums for the FIFA event.