The Building and Wood Workers’ Union (BWI) says its representatives were denied access to Mexico’s Estadio Azteca for a pre-arranged visit.

An international federation of labour unions on Tuesday said FIFA denied it access to the Azteca Stadium to inspect the conditions of construction workers doing renovations ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Fifa has been accused of reneging on a commitment to ensure workers’ safety on World Cup projects by refusing inspectors access to observe conditions inside Mexico’s Azteca Stadium. Representatives from the trade union the Building and Wood Workers’ International say they were told on Monday before a planned visit that they would not be allowed access to the 80,

An international federation of labor unions says FIFA denied it access to the Azteca Stadium to inspect conditions of construction workers doing renovations ahead of the 2026 World Cup