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Title: 'Alarming exploitation' of workers in Qatar: Amnesty
Post by: YahooNews on Nov 18, 2013, 07:31 AM
(Reuters) - Qatar's construction industry is rife with abuse of migrant workers who are "treated like cattle" and live in squalid accommodation exposed to overflowing sewage, Amnesty International said in a report on Sunday. The country will host the 2022 World Cup and Amnesty called on world soccer's governing body FIFA to work with the Qatari authorities to stamp out abuses of workers who mainly come from South Asia. "Our findings indicate an alarming level of exploitation in the construction sector in Qatar," said Amnesty secretary general Salil Shetty. "FIFA has a duty to send a strong public message that it will not tolerate human rights abuses on construction projects related to the World Cup." "It is simply inexcusable in one of the richest countries in the world, that so many migrant workers are being ruthlessly exploited, deprived of their pay and left struggling to survive," "Construction companies and the Qatari authorities alike are failing migrant workers.