A/HRC/40/72 document, with a consultative and bottom-up approach, guided by a steering committee of athletes’ representatives from across the Olympic Movement. The initiative had included a broad and worldwide consultative process, with surveys involving thousands of athletes from 190 countries. Most athletes in the Olympic Movement were not employed by sports organizations. The content of the Athletes’ Declaration addressed the rights and responsibilities of all athletes, though also contemplating professional athletes. The Declaration included the rights to compete in fair, clean and discrimination-free environments, to support for mental and physical health and for career transition, and to freedom of expression, as well as the right to be represented in governance bodies and the right to due process. Ms. Bartekova emphasized that the Declaration was a living document which would have updates and revised editions to ensure its continuous relevance. 32. Rita Schiavi, Chair of the International Women’s Committee of the Building and Woodworkers’ International, described that federation’s involvement in sports campaigns for more than 10 years. The federation organized workers to address topics such as better safety and health conditions, negotiations to have collective bargaining agreements in place when engaging with mega sporting bodies, and the implementation of mechanisms to address grievances. The World Cup in Qatar involved specific challenges, as most of the workers were migrants who did not belong to any trade unions. To promote their rights, the Building and Woodworkers’ International had undertaken media campaigns, performed inspections and exerted multi-stakeholder pressure. Those efforts had resulted in the adoption of new policies on salaries and on unions’ and workers’ rights, for those working for the event, as well as for all workers in Qatar. 33. Peter Hall, a representative of the International Organization of Employers, explained that the Organization favoured a holistic approach to mega sporting events and human rights, recognizing that different events and contexts had different needs. He emphasized the importance of embedding the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in sports governing bodies and events. The Organization participated in the advisory council of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights. The Centre promoted collective action to address multiple issues and to stress intersectionality. Mr. Hall described his work in the Centre’s task force on business due diligence when sponsoring events. The Centre provided a preventive approach and an opportunity for different stakeholders to learn from one another. 34. During the interactive dialogue, representatives of the Equality League, OHCHR, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and a former Special Rapporteur on adequate housing took the floor. Participants questioned the inequalities between men and women athletes, male and female sports and sports played in different country contexts. Participants addressed means to provide remedies for violations of the human rights of workers and athletes, with specific reference to the commitments of the Government of Qatar to improve the situation of workers. One delegate provided examples of domestic policies against discrimination in sports and of the right to participate in governance. He questioned whether a new international institutional framework could enhance the capacity of sports to promote a more just and equitable international order. 35. Reacting to comments and questions, Mr. Schwab noted that athletes’ salary rises and gender equality often resulted from players being organized in unions to fight for rights. Respecting players’ interests also improved businesses. Governing bodies should tackle structural gender-based discrimination. The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights could help prevent unconscious bias and remedy conscious bias. Ms. Schiavi explained that, in cooperation with Qatar, the Building and Woodworkers’ International had addressed back wages and workers’ living conditions, in particular the distances from housing to labour sites and the number of workers per unit of accommodation. Ms. Bartekova emphasized that the Olympic Charter would expressly reference the Athletes’ Declaration, signifying its central status within the Olympic Movement. She reaffirmed the Olympic Movement’s commitment to supporting athletes during their sporting and nonsporting careers. The International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission was committed to encouraging the ongoing dialogue across the athlete community and with all other stakeholders to ensure the continued relevance and effectiveness of that document. Mr. Hall argued that no other international instrument on sports and human rights was required 10