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Construction workers at Russian World Cup stadium complain of not being paid
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Construction workers at Russian World Cup stadium complain of not being paid
Alec Luhn in St Petersburg
Monday 31 August 2015 09.50 BST
Labourers working on one of Russia’s World Cup venues are complaining that they have not been paid for months, despite the budget for the arena increasing fivefold since the country won the right to hold the 2018 competition.
The Zenit arena, the long-delayed World Cup stadium in St Petersburg, has become one of the most expensive sports venues in the world. But the money hasn’t trickled down to construction workers.
Pay delays have become so prevalent that 50 men who worked on the stadium are threatening to sue two subcontractors for 14m roubles (£140,000) in back wages. Besides pay delays, labourers have also complained of poor work conditions and inconsistent safety standards. At least five men had been killed in accidents at the stadium site since 2011, the Guardian found.
“Everyone has hold-ups now. I haven’t gotten my wages for the third month in a row,” a 47-year-old stadium worker from Uzbekistan, who declined to provide his name for fear he or his relatives could be fired, said. “We’re taking out credit from relatives and friends in St Petersburg to send home money for our family and kids.”
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Alec Luhn in St Petersburg
Monday 31 August 2015 09.50 BST
Labourers working on one of Russia’s World Cup venues are complaining that they have not been paid for months, despite the budget for the arena increasing fivefold since the country won the right to hold the 2018 competition.
The Zenit arena, the long-delayed World Cup stadium in St Petersburg, has become one of the most expensive sports venues in the world. But the money hasn’t trickled down to construction workers.
Pay delays have become so prevalent that 50 men who worked on the stadium are threatening to sue two subcontractors for 14m roubles (£140,000) in back wages. Besides pay delays, labourers have also complained of poor work conditions and inconsistent safety standards. At least five men had been killed in accidents at the stadium site since 2011, the Guardian found.
“Everyone has hold-ups now. I haven’t gotten my wages for the third month in a row,” a 47-year-old stadium worker from Uzbekistan, who declined to provide his name for fear he or his relatives could be fired, said. “We’re taking out credit from relatives and friends in St Petersburg to send home money for our family and kids.”
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/31/construction-workers-russian-world-cup-2018-stadium-not-paid