Qatar construction firm still operating despite not paying migrant workers
Many workers at Al Bandary are still fighting for missing wages yet the company continues to operate from a Doha office block
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Many workers at Al Bandary are still fighting for missing wages yet the company continues to operate from a Doha office block
FIFA has said it is "deeply saddened" at the death of a migrant worker at a training base for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Filipino man fell working on Saudi team base in incident that was covered up and highlights the continual concerns over working conditions
A migrant worker died at a resort used as a FIFA training base for the Saudi national team during the World Cup in Qatar, according to reports.
As the FIFA Men’s World Cup begins, Qatar is facing media scrutiny for the abuse and exploitation of migrant workers who built and delivered an estimated $220 billion of World Cup infrastructure—as well as discrimination against women and LGBT people. Qatari authorities are anxious to deflect attention from the country’s human rights record by claiming that the criticism is racist, because such criticism against a World Cup host is “unprecedented.” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the same, delivering a rambling speech on the eve of the World Cup.