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77. Qatar: slave-labor state, a nightmare for migrant workers

In connection with the upcoming 2022 World Cup, many international trade unions have urged FIFA, the governing body of soccer, not to stage the tournament in Qatar, likening labor conditions in the country to “modern slavery.”

“Migrant workers in Qatar have no labor rights, wages are exploitative and occupational health and safety risks are extreme,” International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) general secretary Sharan Burrow said in a statement.

Indeed, Qatar's fabulous wealth has come at a terrible price.

"We asked the FIFA secretary general if they wanted their stadiums to be built by slave workers, by exploited labor," Ambet Yuson, general secretary of Building and Wood Workers International told Reuters.

"Ninety-four percent of workers are migrants in Qatar. It's basically modern slavery. They are migrant workers from India, Nepal and Bangladesh; they go there and their passports are withheld, sometimes they don't get paid their salaries or they are six months late and they have no other options.”

Yuson further said: "It's terrible; I was there, their living quarters are really bad, it's a bad situation. FIFA said they will use leverage, because Qatar wants the World Cup. We told them it's serious and we are going to campaign. We said we want to see some action in six months."

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297616/20120213/qatar-migrant-workers-wealth-abuse-labor-rights.htm