Despite their rosy narrative, the tournament hosts – and Fifa – face criticism for continued exploitation of migrant labour
One year ago, things were looking up for Shakir Ullah Khan. The World Cup in Qatar was about to kick off, and Khan had travelled from Pakistan to Qatar and had found a prestigious job as a security guard at the tournament. “I was happy to join a big organisation like Fifa,” says Khan. But it did not last. “Once we started work … all my hopes turned to mud.”
The labour reforms put in place after the international community condemned the exploitation and deaths among the army of migrant workers who built Qatar’s World Cup dream, were supposed to be the legacy of the tournament. Instead, migrant workers in Qatar say that life is no better for those left behind.
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