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Dying for the World Cup

Author
Global Dispatches
Published
Thu 12 Jun 2014
Episode Link
https://sites.libsyn.com/41455/dying-for-the-world-cup


 


In 2022 Qatar will host the World Cup. Migrant workers, mostly from Southeast Asia, are living in harsh conditions and dying in large numbers as they construct the infrastructure for the World Cup in the Gulf Kingdom. Mark speaks with journalist Pete Pattisson of the Guardian who takes us inside the migrant worker industry to expose horrid conditions, stolen wages, and corrupt practices faced by Nepalese workers in the Gulf. 


 


 


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