'Built on exploitation': the real price of the Qatar World Cup

The Guardian's Pete Pattisson looks at the exploitation of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the World Cup and explains why any reforms are 'too little, too late'.
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Pattisson speaks of his own first-hand experience with workers in the country and describes the very poor living and working conditions he saw. In the run-up to the tournament, the Qatari authorities claim they have made significant progress with their human rights laws. Migrant workers, however, who make up 95% of the working population, are still suffering 12 years after hosting rights were awarded by Fifa.

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