World Cup: Guard labour strike was a game changer Joan Goodchild, CSO (US)
Before the FIFA World Cup had even officially started earlier this month, a pregame event made headlines after the crowd in attendance stampeded the gates and became unruly because many were denied attendance due to the authenticity of their tickets.As the tournament kicked off, CSOonline talked to Andrews International's Bill Besse about the kinds of advance work necessary to keep clients safe as they attend the games. (Read that interview here.) But only a few days into the tournament, the game changed when a dozen or more security guards walked off the job in a labour strike only hours before the Brazil-North Korea match.With these and other incidents, the tone has been set: Security at the event will be in the spotlight over the next several weeks.CSO checked in with Ty Richmond, chief operating officer of Andrews International, for more insight into the guard situation.
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