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“In Qatar, the bosses don’t respect the new laws”
In order to win the organization of the World Cup, Qatar had to initiate labor law reforms. But the fate of the workers remains uncertain.
In Qatar, construction workers, hotel employees or foreign officials do not have the same rights as citizens of the country and are subject to the supervision of their Qatari employer. A system that leads to many abuses. Doha, 12 November 2022.
AP PHOTO/HASSAN AMMAR
Doha is a real open-air construction site. At the edge of the still fresh asphalt, perched on the skeletons of skyscrapers being built or digging underground tunnels for parking, hundreds of thousands of workers are busy day and night.