Have Qatar’s work conditions improved? Migrant labourers tell their stories

Editorial Team14 May 2015Last Update :
Have Qatar’s work conditions improved? Migrant labourers tell their stories

Better accommodation for some, new payment rules for everyone. But despite the reforms, many workers still complain of low pay and long hours

It’s an incongruous location for a cricket stadium. In the shimmering heat of Doha’s industrial zone, amid a wasteland of low-rise factories, garages and unpaved roads, the 24,000-seater venue, complete with electronic scoreboard and a healthy-looking grass pitch, seems out of place.

The new ground was built for Qatar’s legion of south Asian labourers to relax in during the few leisure hours they get – just one of the improvements being trumpeted by the authorities as they move to tackle the horrendous living and working conditions exposed by the Guardian.

 

Source The Guardian
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