The Nepalese laborer should receive 1,100 Qatar riyals a month ($300, 250 euros), but says he has to survive on considerably less — in one of the world’s richest countries. “In my country I was promised 1,100, but for the past two months I haven’t got my salary,” he said. “They just gave me 100 riyals in advance.”Like all workers interviewed for this article, the 20-year-old asked to use a pseudonym to protect his identity. Qatar has come under huge pressure over its treatment of workers since winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup. The plight of workers in Msheireb echoes the sad stories of numerous workers heard since FIFA handed Qatar the World Cup in 2010.

Source: Manila Times May 10, 2018 03:22 UTC