The dark side of migration: Amnesty’s spotlight on Qatar’s construction sector ahead of the 2022 World Cup‏

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A computer generated image released by the Qatar 2022 organizing committee shows the stadium to be built in Al-Wakrah. The stadium was designed by AECOM and Zaha Hadid Architects. It will house 40,000 people and will be used for some 16 matches during the 2022 World Cup.(AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Qatar’s population is increasing by 20 people every hour. Most of those arriving in the country are low-income construction workers from Asia. These migrant workers have been recruited to help build massive projects worth up to US$220 billion, as part of Qatar's drive to create a regional and global hub. 

Many of these projects will contribute, directly or indirectly, to the staging of the 2022 World cup. This Amnesty International report looks at how a permissive legal framework in Qatar allows unscrupulous employers to exploit and abuse migrant workers.

Click on the link to read full report:

Link:http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE22/010/2013/en/ca15040d-290e-4292-8616-d7f845beed7e/mde22...