Next year, as 80,000 spectators fill the huge bowl-shaped arena to watch the World Cup final, they will rely on thousands of private security guards for the smooth running of the event. Yet men like Samuel say they have yet to see the benefits. Qatar and Fifa are facing increasing calls from national football associations to step up their efforts to protect workers’ rights. For the past year, Bidali has documented the mistreatment, discrimination and humiliation he and his fellow migrant workers face, in a series of online articles under the pseudonym “Noah”. A spokesperson for Migrant-Rights.org, an organisation supporting worker’s rights in the Gulf, said none of Bidali’s writing can be considered “disinformation”.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2021 06:22 UTC