“Appalling conditions” for workers readying the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar

Friday, September 27th 2013 - 21:52 UTC

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Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers say they are “appalled” by the findings of an investigation into the treatment of migrant workers in the country. The Guardian reported Nepalese workers in Qatar “face exploitation and abuses that amount to modern-day slavery”. Read full article

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Ayayay
Those places, like Dubai, are a piece of poo.
Sep 27th, 2013 - 10:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
The greater problem is that the arabs are totally unwilling to do real work themselves, preferring to hire in non-arabs to do the hard work.
If their women are kept in the kitchen/bedroom, and the men have 24/7 siestas, what hope for the arab world when their oil runs out?
Sep 28th, 2013 - 10:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
2 GeoffWard2

I suspect that when that situation arises the Americans will turn the whole place into glass, especially Saudi, the money capital of the Islamist terrorists.
Sep 28th, 2013 - 01:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
3. I think after the USA becomes energy self sufficient we will nationalize all the Arab wealth in the USA THEN turn it to glass, at least that's what I would do.
Sep 29th, 2013 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
They bribed their way to hosting the World Cup. What did FIFA expect
Sep 29th, 2013 - 09:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Trade 'inducements' are the way it happens in many countries ... and especially in arab-land (Remember the allegations attached to the fighter contracts in the Hestletine years?).

Clyde also *alleges* that the FIFA executives made millions of dollars in individual corrupt benefits from kick-backs from the bidding countries.

Kick-backs are 'push-pull':
who knows how much FIFA demanded?
who knows how much the countries offered?
Sep 30th, 2013 - 07:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
I assume the heart related deaths were due to excesive strenuous activity in the heat. I know a few fans will die at the tournament but I wonder if any players will too?
Sep 30th, 2013 - 12:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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