Brendan Schwab

@BrendanSchwab

Executive Director, World Players Association . Labour & human rights lawyer. Chair. Board member

Nyon, Switzerland
worldplayers.co
Joined May 2010
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    Apr 6

    . & launch 8 guiding principles to help the sports industry & community confront its biggest crisis since World War II

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    May 16

    Incredibly sad news overnight with the passing of Arthur Summons aged 84. One half of the NRL's most iconic image and an incredible player and man himself. Thoughts with his family and those close to him 💔 He will be remembered forever by our Rugby League community and beyond

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  3. May 17

    Give up on the W-League to keep A-League going? That's just crazy | Samantha Lewis 👏 The post sports world must genuinely be for all

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    May 16

    🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️This 17 May, the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we're calling for an end to discrimination and violence against + workers🌈 Check out how unions can help: ℹ️

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  5. May 16

    “The contest between story and statistic began with the second death...”

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    May 15

    WNBA players will receive their first paychecks on time, as the season remains delayed indefinitely by the coronavirus pandemic and the league and union evaluate options for a return to play.

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    May 16

    This looks like being another fantastic event by . Great work by & the team to take the conference online. Looking forward to speaking with & on players' rights & duty of care.

    Thank you to all the people who have been helping & contributing to over the last few weeks on COVID-19 projects, webinars & our Football Law Digital Conference with 22 panels, 50+ speakers over 2 weeks. Community & collaboration 🙌🏻👍🏻
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  8. May 15

    “Little wonder that players’ unions are so unhappy about the scarce provision of financial detail.” Gambling's share of NRL revenue could well double. That brings power

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    May 15

    In regard to today's FIFA announcement, you can find the bid books and executive summaries from Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia and Japan here:

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    May 15

    Some really good discussions on women's pro sports, our CBA, and more! Check it out! Thanks again

    Episode 9: Life in the W (and around the world) of the and discusses the new CBA and working conditions in the and women’s professional basketball across the globe.
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    May 14

    : Mind & Basketball In honor of , NBPA Mental Wellness Counselor and hit the NBPA IG live to talk all things mental health and wellness. Tune in today at 4 PM ET!

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    May 14

    Two special minds

    : Mind & Basketball In honor of , NBPA Mental Wellness Counselor and hit the NBPA IG live to talk all things mental health and wellness. Tune in today at 4 PM ET!
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    May 13

    “The more than two million migrant workers who power Qatar’s economy need to be supported with an income-guarantee scheme. Qatar is in a strong position to build a safety net for these workers & to avoid an unprecedented social, health & economic crisis.”

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    May 11

    World Players Association says health and safety not negotiable as leagues eye return

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    May 11

    This is a really important issue - neither commercial nor contractual 'imperatives' should be used to trump players' basic occupational health and safety concerns e.g., yesterday we saw (as it happens illegal) idea of disclaimers floated

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    May 11

    "Player health & safety should be not be something which is negotiable because of the economic pressure sport is under"- of , Some athletes being asked to sign away legal + financial rights should they fall ill

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    May 11

    Premiership players and clubs face hard choice over waivers on rugby's return - waivers don’t deal with the risk of , they just put it on the shoulders of the people in harm’s way - the players

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  18. May 11

    Premiership players and clubs face hard choice over waivers on rugby's return - waivers don’t deal with the risk of , they just put it on the shoulders of the people in harm’s way - the players

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    May 10

    "Player health and safety should be not be something which is negotiable because of the economic pressure sport is under at the moment" says from part of UNI Global Union

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    May 10

    Tremendous from Abdes 👏👏👏 supporting others, changing laws at cost to himself. “I want to try to develop players with values, human values..That’s very important for me, and it can be more important than football.”

    The Long Read: Abdes Ouaddou 💪 ⚖️ 👏
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    May 9

    Our Barça documentary Take the Ball Pass the Ball is on at 8pm on tomorrow (Sunday) night. I’ve not seen it for about 6 months, so even I might tune in. Keen ? 🍿

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