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Qatar World Cup 2022 workers "earning as little as $1.50 per hour"

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"Qatar World Cup 2022 workers 'earning as little as $1.50 per hour'", 18 December 2015 A total of $15 billion profit will be made by companies working in Qatar on infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup using up to 1.8 million migrant workers, according to a new report from the International Trade Union Confederation. The report released on International Migrants Day is critical of Qatar for failing to deliver changes to labour rights or compliance. And it claims that labourers working on the Khalifa Stadium project, a showcase World Cup venue, earn just $1.50 an hour. “Every CEO operating in Qatar is aware that their profits are driven by appallingly low wage levels – wages that are often based on a system of racial discrimination– and that these profits risk safety, resulting in indefensible workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths,” said Sharan Burrow, general secretary, International Trade Union Confederation...

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