Low-wage workers have paid dearly for Qatar’s World Cup Pete Pattisson
s some of the biggest names in football gathered in Doha for last Friday’s World Cup draw, commentators pointed out how much money Qatar has lavished on its preparations for the sporting mega-event. They talked of its vast, gas-fuelled wealth and the $500m a week it was at one stage spending on new stadiums, transport links and infrastructure. But despite the billions spent, Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure has been built on the cheap. Hundreds of thousands of workers have been forced to pay for their
