The British redpepper magazine highlighted the documentary "Workers' Cup", which deals with the situation of Asian and African workers who build sports facilities in which Qatar will host the World Cup in 2022 and live in tough, tough and dangerous situations.
The film revolves around the workers' camps in Qatar, where they compete for their own football tournament. They work for 12 hours a day, seven days a week, without a single day's leave. They live in isolated camps like prisons.
The British magazine reported that one of these workers was deceived, paid a fee equivalent to 1200 pounds for a job as a player in a professional football team in Qatar, and was surprised that he will be a factor in the construction of stadiums.
More details in the paper version of «Emirates Today» Thursday, July 11, 2019.