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Tifo Talks: David Goldblatt on the Qatar World Cup

Tifo Football Podcast

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The Qafala System in Qatar

The Qafala system is common all across the Gulf. It's a highly personalized relationship between you and your employer. They hold your documents. They hold control over entry and exit from the country. You couldn't get another job. You basically bounded bonded labor in effect in a super vulnerable, super unequal condition.

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