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Originally Posted by legalsea
What a bizarre article, in some respects. Here is one sentence:
"This summer, Nepalese workers died at a rate of almost one a day in Qatar, many of them young men who had sudden heart attacks."
Young men having heart attacks at such a rate?
I wonder if part of it is due to the Nepalese workers are coming from the second highest country (elevation wise, not marijuana) in the world, and working in intense heat in a country that is essentially sea-level?
Summer in Qatar makes our summer (Phoenix, AZ) seem like coastal California in comparison. Just as hot temp wise, but with 80° dewpoints every day, for heat index's in the 120°+ range
I'm sure more than a few of these 4000 "slaves" are probably happy to be working.
Most - probably. However it IS like being an indentured servant - you have little to no legal rights - you often have your pay withheld - you can't really quit unless you have money to payback your employer (and none do) and you don't really even live in Doha but on a labor camp operated by your employer.
Qatar, KSA, UAE and Kuwait all have large guest worker populations - some are treated better than others - the UAE for one but Qatar is reportedly the worst.
Summer in Qatar makes our summer (Phoenix, AZ) seem like coastal California in comparison. Just as hot temp wise, but with 80° dewpoints every day, for heat index's in the 120°+ range
I imagine you are correct. I also doubt that the Emir of Qatar is providing them with air-conditioned quarters.
The Soccer World Cup will be hosted by Qatar in 2022. They are using slave workers from the region to build their stadiums. Its expected that up to 4000 migrant workers will die under these dire circumstances until 2022. Its a shame. What is wrong with this world?
Thank goodness we have such high standards for working conditions and care of our workers.
I'm sure more than a few of these 4000 "slaves" are probably happy to be working.
The companies take their passports and withhold their pay. These people can't leave Qatar even if they had money for a plane ticket back - which most don't because they take on debt for the plane ticket there. The workers have no rights or legal recourse, it's a shame.
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