really offsets
so as we know Qatar is kinda had a standout model
Middle East country least in the imagination and thomas friedman and
people like him
I because there's a lot affluence there's loads tax rates there's a lot of
trade and commerce that goes through Qatar
arm it's an interesting Gulf nation it's had some success
and also realize for a great deal that's labor force in prosperity
aunt undocumented essentially
socially indentured servants who come from places like South Asia and Africa
and work absolutely back-breaking horrible jobs as well as menial jobs in
people's homes there's no labor protections
there's very little enforcement love what
barely minimal protections are even legal agreements between the companies
hiring them
and and the workers to begin with now of course
the 2000 22 World Cup fee for World Cup is going to be playing guitar and people
are very excited about the games coming to the middle east there's obviously
some real
cultural power and significance to that but
pfieffer and other cheerleaders for the games clearly did not do
or the Government of Qatar itself obviously clearly did not do any due
diligence
on how exactly the stadium's and other buildings for the games will be
constructed
and now we have a report from the Guardian which is telling us precisely
how
quote doesn't serve Nepali immigrant laborers have died in Qatar in recent
weeks
and 1000 more thousands more into I'm during the pollen labor abuses
guarding investigation has found there's evidence
forced labor on a huge World Cup infrastructure project
some Nepalese man have alleged that they have not been paid for months and have
had their salaries wat
retains stop them from running away so the companies have kept their passports
held their salaries and are keeping them there as they do
serious construction work on massive infrastructure projects the stadium
building
they're working in over 100 degree weather
in the Sun without water without brakes
some the deaths are just result resulting from heart failure
some from accidents because there is a proper safety protections as well
one worker said we'd like to leave the
leave but the company won't let us in a minute
there's another quote here from
even mcquaid who's the director
anti-slavery International which was founded in 1839 has been faithfully
fighting slavery since them the evidence uncovered by the Guardians
clear proof above the systemic use of forced labor in Qatar
in fact these working conditions and this time she number of deaths
vulnerable workers go beyond forced labor
to the slave revolt where human beings were treated as objects
there is no longer a risk that the World Cup might be built on forced labor
it is already happening guitars the highest ratio
migrant workers to do domestic to domestic population the world more than
ninety percent of the workforce
immigrants and the country's expected to recruit up to 100 5.5 million
1.5 million more labors to build stadiums roads ports
hotels and other essentials
needed for the tournament so basically people flee Nepal
they might be in dat they RN horrific economic circumstances their Lord
through company into Qatar
and there's actually turned into slaves in this is happening
21st century right now and it's essential part
building the World Cup and I have to say I I love watching the World Cup
it's a great sporting event but the fact that we still have
think about the early slavery
as a core essential part
I love a highly media exposed
global sporting event that is Pepe branded and framed as a celebration
are you human diversity achievement and the and
camaraderie is built in Qatar
by slaves the Qatari government says they're responding they're shocked by
the allegations
while the company's I representatives of the companies have denied all charges
cell I think thankfully the Guardian has been for
far out in early with this story are so hopefully
on still be enough pressure applied enough shaming
so that well there's already been a significant amount of horrific human
tragedies result
this but hopefully are the situation be reversed over the next several years in
preparation for the lead-up
above the World Cup 2022