A labourer works at a construction site in Doha June 18, 2012. On the outskirts of Doha, capital of one of the world?s richest countries, migrant workers who have helped build the city’s glittering skyscrapers and luxury shopping malls live in conditions akin to a shantytown. As Qatar prepares to host the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, and is pouring billions of dollars into an infrastructure programme that will require vast numbers of foreign workers, its treatment of migrant labour is coming under the international spotlight. Picture taken June 18, 2012. To match Feature LABOUR-QATAR/ REUTERS/Stringer (QATAR – Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT) – RTR33X4I
German Filmmaker Imprisoned for Exposing Dire Qatar World Cup Worker Conditions
18 Friday Oct 2013
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