Amnesty: Qatar 'shamed' by inaction over migrant workers

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Amnesty: Qatar 'shamed' by inaction over migrant workers

Amnesty International says Qatar has done "almost nothing effective to end chronic labour exploitation" since it was chosen five years ago to host the football World Cup in 2022.

It says the abuses shame the Gulf state and football's governing body, Fifa.

An estimated 1.5 million migrants work in Qatar, many in the construction boom fuelled by Qatar's successful bid.

Qatar denies exploiting workers and says it has implemented a range of labour reforms.

Qatar's migrant worker population is expected to reach two million within the next two years, Amnesty says.

"Too little has been done to address rampant migrant labour abuse. Qatar's persistent labour reform delays are a recipe for human rights disaster," said Mustafa Qadri, Gulf migrant rights researcher for Amnesty.

Full article & brief Amnesty report information:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34972384

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1. The World Cup going to Qatar was a sham.

The country has no relevant cultural connection to soccer.

The whole multi-stadium infrastructure necessary for the World Cup has to be built first.

The Soccer World Cup is traditionally in summer. But you can't do sports for 2 hours straight outside in qatari summer. So it was moved to winter.



And Fifa just happens to have a huge bribe-scandal on its hands.