Qatar’s largest labour camp for migrant workers has become a virtual prison and is in total lockdown after hundreds of construction workers became infected with Covid-19. Workers from camp 1 to camp 32 are in lockdown. Photograph: Pete PattissonConditions are similar across the Gulf, where millions of migrant workers are the lifeblood of the economy. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The majority of migrant workers in Qatar live in squalid, over-crowded labour camps, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus. That is a total disaster … Migrant workers are the economic heroes of Nepal, but when there is a vulnerable situation, they are prohibited from coming home.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2020 07:00 UTC