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Qatar's World Cup

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Qatar's World Cup Won't Be Enough Without Migrant Workers

The majority of Qatar's workforce are foreigners and the bulk of that is migrant labor. The people facing the hardest conditions, workers mainly from South Asia and Africa, are also the least skilled in construction or domestic work. Employers often take passports away from workers when they arrive in the country and change the terms of employment. Workers from India, Nepal, Somalia, the Philippines and an array of other developing nations live squeezed into overcrowded company accommodation.

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