In the host country, Qatar, leaders made a promise some years back. Today we're going to hear from two people who moved to Qatar for work. Did Qatar keep its promise? It's coming up. How far would you go to live longer and live better? Chris Hemsworth is putting that question to the test in the new Disney Plus original series, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth.
The people who built Qatar’s stadiums, hotels, and transit systems were employed under the country’s exploitative migrant worker system. Officials promised things would change before the World Cup, but a one-time worker says it’s only better on paper.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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