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Qatar is sending immigrant World Cup workers away from the country early and placing them on five months unpaid leave so they will not be visible during the tournament.
Scores of construction workers, interviewed as part of a Mail on Sunday investigation into Qatar’s readiness for the World Cup, which kicks off a year next week, have been told that they must leave next August. That has left many fearing how they will repay ‘exorbitant’ loans they took out to buy the right to work in the country.
Amnesty International said that our findings were a cause for concern and urged the FA to press Qatar to provide greater protection for migrant workers.
Amnesty International have called on the FA to press Qatar to offer great support for workers
May Romanos, Amnesty’s Gulf Researcher for Migrant Rights, said: ‘We are concerned about reports suggesting that many migrant workers are being asked to leave the country before the start of the 2022 World Cup.
‘We know that many workers tend to pay thousands of dollars in exorbitant and illegal recruitment fees to secure their jobs in Qatar and take out high-interest loans to pay them. Those who will be made to leave the country possibly before
