Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers accused over unpaid migrant workers

• Some workers have not been paid for seven months
  
• QMC says it is trying to resolve ‘financial difficulties’
  

Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have again come under fire after an Amnesty International investigation found that around 100 migrant workers at one of the tournament’s “crown jewel” stadiums had not been paid for up to seven months – despite the authorities knowing about the problem last summer.

The human rights organisation said the amounts owed to workers and staff by Qatar Meta Coats, a design and construction company subcontracted for work on the £685m 60,000-seat Al Bayt stadium, ranged from around 8,000 Qatari riyals (£1,720) to 60,000 (£12,900).

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from Football | The Guardian https://bit.ly/30sHKpW