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Qatar’s $200bn bet on the World Cup

Behind the Money

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What Is the Kefala System?

There have been reports of migrants working in extreme heat and living in overcrowded, dirty housing among other issues. Part of what you're talking about here is something called the Kefala system which has been widely criticized. And where are these migrant workers mostly from? Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. These would be the main source countries for manual labour.

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