When you have as much money as Qatar does, they can squander it on things like this. To tell you the truth, I would rather see these poor migrants make some money sitting around pretending at sporting events than the money be used to fund ISIS as Qatar has been accused of doing.
Qatar Pays Migrant Workers $1 an Hour To Be Fake Sports Fans
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The life of most migrant workers in Qatar is bleak—so bleak, it's a human rights violation. The latest report from Doha reveals a new twist in the sad story. When they're not toiling away at building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, many workers are being paid impossibly small wages to be fake sports fans. It doesn't sound fun, either.
Qatar's ruling emir is obsessed with sports, and his people like to say they feel the same way. There's obviously some sort of disconnect, though. As the nation invites more and more prestigious sporting events to its cities, its also having a hard time filling the stadiums so that the events appear successful. So what's the natural thing to do? Pay the same migrant workers who are building the stadiums for the next big sporting event around $1 an hour to sit in the stands and pretend to have fun.
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Qatar Pays Migrant Workers 1 an Hour To Be Fake Sports Fans?
Qatar Pays Migrant Workers $1 an Hour To Be Fake Sports Fans
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Adam Clark Estes
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Adam Clark Estes
The life of most migrant workers in Qatar is bleak—so bleak, it's a human rights violation. The latest report from Doha reveals a new twist in the sad story. When they're not toiling away at building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, many workers are being paid impossibly small wages to be fake sports fans. It doesn't sound fun, either.
Qatar's ruling emir is obsessed with sports, and his people like to say they feel the same way. There's obviously some sort of disconnect, though. As the nation invites more and more prestigious sporting events to its cities, its also having a hard time filling the stadiums so that the events appear successful. So what's the natural thing to do? Pay the same migrant workers who are building the stadiums for the next big sporting event around $1 an hour to sit in the stands and pretend to have fun.
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Qatar Pays Migrant Workers 1 an Hour To Be Fake Sports Fans?
