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- And hurt thousands of migrant workers
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Ever since Qatar won the rights to host the FIFA World Cup in 2010, its treatment of migrant workers has made international headlines. News stories and human rights organizations revealed migrant workers who built the stadiums, hotels, and all the new infrastructure required for the World Cup were being forced to work, not getting paid, unable to leave, and in some cases, dying.
At the heart of the abuse faced by migrant workers is the kafala system. A system prevalent in Gulf states that ties workers to their sponsors, it often gives sponsors almost total control of migrant workers’ employment and immigration status.
Due to all the scrutiny Qatar has been under, some reforms have been put in place, but the kafala system is more than a law - it’s a practice. And while these reforms exist on paper, human rights organizations say there’s still a long way to go.
To understand how hundreds of thousands of migrant workers were stuck in an exploitative system while building the stadiums for the World Cup, watch our 10-minute video above.
Further reading and sources:
To dig deeper into the exploitation and discrimination migrant workers face, here’s Equidem’s detailed report:
www.equidem.org/reports/if-we...
And here’s another report by Amnesty International:
www.amnesty.org/en/documents/...
To understand the migrant experience, check out this infographic from Migrant Rights that walks you through the process that traps them:
www.migrant-rights.org/infogr...
Migrant Rights’ full report on Nepali migrant worker deaths can be found here:
www.migrant-rights.org/2021/1...
To learn more about initiatives to compensate migrant workers, you can check out Amnesty International’s campaign here:
www.amnesty.org/en/petition/i...
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This is the last of our four-part World Cup coverage. For more, take a listen to Vox’s daily news podcast, Today Explained. They’ve covered everything from Qatar to players who became legends from winning the World Cup: spoti.fi/3P7jwZP
You can also read more of our crucial reporting on the migrant labor system on Vox.com here:
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Are you going to cover FTX story? or Balenciaga brand scandal?
Is VOX (corrupt left wing media) paid by SBF?
Are you going to cover FTX story? or Balenciaga brand scandal?
Is VOX paid by SBF??
@@abdulmajidgazid.m.e6759 big words from a terrorist
true
Where are the first 3 of this four-part series?
When your country is soooo rich and desperately needs workers but you still gotta trap them in debt and not allow them to leave. Taking their passports and not even letting them go home. Modern day slavery.
It has been happening for a long time, and they are still coming. So it's offer and demand.
this is happening all over the WORLD, but ofc because its Qatar, lets open our big wide mouth about it
@@vlanor6048 nope... This doesn't happen everywhere. Just in places with low transparency
Ill talk about biggest linguistic group in middel east, keralites. There isnt anything like you explain happening to migrants from kerala. I cant talk about people from other places though.
@@sigmarules9429 false they are worst affected
This happened to our family driver. He was promised a decent job in Saudi Arabia but instead his passport was confiscated and was forced to work as a servant for an Arab family. He spent more than a year there, and he basically had to escape the house with his passport to fly back home. This happened more than 10 years ago, he has a wife and 2 kids now but he has refused to fly overseas completely, the dude is still traumatized by what happened.
i feel so bad for him, i hope hes okay now :(
Where is India embassy why they don’t help him
@@mizel_1121 They can't help him because the rule of the Arab countries are like that. The Visa agency who cheated him is the real culprit
@@mizel_1121 He doesn't have a *passport*.
@@mizel_1121 in rare cases,
my uncle in his younger days used to work in a middle eastern country with a name similar to the USA (censoring), he worked in a cleaning team, the kind you hire to clean your home/hotel, he worked that way for a year and later got an offer to become the house help of a sheikh there, he agreed to it, they told him they need his passport for visa stuff and he did give it to them, and was told to come to work immediately, to his horror HE WAS TRAPPED. his passport was not given back to him and he was supposed to live with them in a horribly maintained servant quaters. he worked there for around 5 months, luckily the sheikh's wife was fond of him. he kept requesting her to give him his passport so he can be free. although initially she disagreed his pleas, eventually she was able to give him back his passport and he was able to escape from there. he was never paid for the work he did there. later on, he went to work in america and said altho he faced racism there, it is nothing compared to the sub human treatment he got in that country.
@@randomname2437
We do have good laws
This guy’s entire story reeks of discrepancies
There are no “sheikhs” in KSA.
UAE?
bro you guys complaining about qatar you do know they gave all the works like 100k and gave them 4 star apartments and dubai is the one who is making people work and they can't leave
@@joudalmarrrilies, they want you to believe that
Thanks for sharing this story…
I am from Bangladesh, lots of my relatives and Brothers are working in Middle East including Qatar. The situation is, the people who go there for work are mostly unskilled and uneducated. They try and want to go Europ, America and others country but failed and rejected. This is Qatar and Middle East who give them the opportunity to come and earn 10 times higher than their native country. The average construction worker in my country earn 3-5 dollers a day where in Qatar they get more than 30 dollers a day. That's why they risk their life to go Qatar like country to change their fate.This video tells that people are fall in debt to arrange the cost of going Qatar, It's take six time more money to go europ for the same working visa than Qatar. If middle east stop hairing people from countries like us it will be huge loss not only for individual like me but also for the hole countries economy because remittance from those countries is a major source of foreign income.
you've got a point
thanks for explaining why people still choose to go to the Middle East!
Bro , Vox is doing you a favor by exposing the wrongdoings of the MiddleEast countries. They are supposed to pay you per agreement. It's a scam for decades.
Unfortunately the keyboard warriors can’t think in other people’s shoes!
Yes! Most of the foreign labourers working in Qatar are from poor economic background and does not have skills to work in white collar jobs(most are from villages too) that's why they are desperate to work any jobs anywhere as long as it pays good. Qatar ,being amongst the richest nations on earth have very good wages even for labourers,but sadly, they also treat the workers like animals and don't mind if anyone dies as they know that there are millions ready to replace such unskilled labourers. Both the home country and Qatar needs to solve these problems on their sides
Not really different to Dubai where workers are brought in from India and Bangladesh and Pakistan etc, who live in builder cabins on bunkbeds, have their passports taken away and not given back, then they're not paid for their work. So they can't leave nor afford to leave. Sad that the rest of us care but don't really care as long as X and Y buildings lead to Z for us.
Same with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait... all GCC countries are built on the backs of these workers, yet they still have the gall to say migrants are "taking over" their countries.
@@okaysurefinewhatever Bahrain better than qatar
@@okaysurefinewhatever what do u mean by Bahrain
Bahrain doesn't have migrant workers who are treated as slaves
The main difference I see is that no one gave Pakistan, India, the UAE or Bangladesh the privilege/right to host a super prestigious international football tournament to reward them for these practices.
With a heavy heart, I hope the newly opened ILO office in Qatar will ensure that the labour laws are now fullfilled as reformed after the world cup is over and they also ensure the same in whole region.
Your cellphone was built using minerals mined by child slaves, many of which are hurried alive in unregulated mines. You have no room to speak.
I'm reading so many of your comments here, and it's like reliving my days in Saudi Arabia, rage-reading newspaper headlines everyday, waiting for my dad's kafala/sponsorship issues to finally be resolved so our paperwork could be fixed and I could finally go back to school. I never did go back to school.
At some point, I had enough. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia and was trying to make a presence in the Jeddah art scene. But the people I met in that scene were wonderful but I knew the government didn't want me and other immigrants' children there anymore-and they would only make our lives harder as the years went on. So, I left to my father's country and have been happy here since.
Good for you. Glad you made it out!
Where are you from?
@@fantastic6295 I'm wondering that as well because Jeddah is in Saudi Arabia and she says she was born there but then says she's a foreigner, I'm confused (Though, glad you're ok and happy, Winta!)
Edit: On her TH-cam channel's description she says she's a daughter of immigrants so I guess that's what she means by being a "foreigner"
@@ginandromeda1618 Saudi Arabia, or any gulf country for that matter, does not grant birthright citizenship, so even if she was born there she won't be a citizen
@@ginandromeda1618 She was apparently born to an immigrant worker in Saudi Arabia. That means she was not considered Saudi by te Saudi governement and was treated differently. She probably doesn't have cizizenship and that would make her a foreigner in the country she was born.
When I went to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, I visited the Masjid-E-Nababi at Medinah. There, an elderly Bangladeshi guy was cleaning the streets. My dad talked to him about how it's like here, has he visited home recently etc. The elderly man broke down in tears. My dad just pushed some money in his hands and left quickly as he couldn't bear to see his grief.
It was 4 years ago and it still fills me with rage to this day.
What does Qatar have to do with it ?
@@ARH9 it's a widespread problem among gulf states. They treat immigrant workers like slaves. My country Indonesia used to send thousand people to work abroad. Nearly every year I heard cases of torture, execution, etc.
@@Uzair823 hahahahahahaha , that is totally a lie , I swear that it's a lie . First there is no new hotel build near al haram since 2015 because of the crane fall . Second your relatives ( if they even existed ) are illegally immigrants so the right thing to do is to turn themselves and they would be allowed to live ( I know many workers who turned themselves in and took there ikama legally) . Third no person is executed in ksa but with an order from the king which needs to be publicly announced . ( if drug lords aren't killed but with a kings order I don't think some illegal immigrants would ) . Fourth the tourte is just a pure lie and if they wanted to tourte you they wouldn't needed to drag you from a place to other , and if you haven't heard if them since How would you know all that ? Liar .
@@farhanabdurrahman2546 I'm from gulf state and I'm telling you that it's just lies . Yes there could be some violations but I assure you that the government is doing its work and pushing the violators and I heard one time from a trusted person that a woman tortured here worker and the government executed her for that . And the worker was given Haj permission in the kings campaign . I even have two workers for my own from Phillipines and I swear to God that I treat them just like my sisters . Don't listen to the lies .
Also anyone that is darker than them are paid the less desirable jobs, you can be pitch black an have so many degrees that you will be delegated to a low paying job! Classism, and the worst racism that is so blatant! Sounds like some parts of u.s.a true seen it, !
One of my classmates lost his father a few years ago. He was really poor and was enrolled under the RTE scheme for free in my relatively expensive private school. He told me that his father, who was a janitor in the school, died while at his job constructing a stadium in a foreign country. I remembered this while watching the video. He was just 29 and they never received his body. The school management sponsored his education but I don't know if he could continue his education after class 10. The saddest part is that this happened just before Diwali, when he was expected to return on leave.
I am very sorry to read this. The way we run the world is so very unbalanced and unfair 😔
Do you keep in touch with your schoolfriend? Do you know how he is doing?
sorry what is the rte scheme?
@@nutpeg6915 right to education
@@nutpeg6915 it's a scholarship scheme for students living below the poverty line in india
"forced labor", nice term not to say slavery
Forced labor is slavery
It’s slavery. Plain and simple. The fact that it’s so hidden and not talked about is outrageous
This was known well before Qatar was chosen to host the world cup this year. Their labor practices have been documented pretty well prior to all of this. Fans still chose to purchase tickets while being aware of what it took to get these venues built up.
They weren't chosen this year but years ago. Unfortunately the vast majority of people don't really care, and it will be proven by the number of people attending. I mean even famous celebrities (Morgan Freeman, Clean Bandit...) are going there and are facing no backlash for it.
I'm having fun in qatar. Love the locals and Hindu Brothers. Can't wait for Brazil match.
Fans have nothing to do with this. Blame FIFA and Qatar
Fans probably know this but they think of it as their only chance to watch their country at the world cup
@@moritlh I'm sure he was referring to Qatar hosting this year's World Cup. Not that this year they were chosen
This whole shitstorm exposed the horrendous level of corruption in FIFA. I don’t think I can ever support them or watch their events without any guilt in conscience again.
Fifa is corrupt but the West isn't!
The next world cup will be in the US. America poured millions into the pockets of FIFA officials. But since it is a Western country, it is forgiven.
All FIFA did is take a bribe. They didn't enslave anyone.
The corruption of FIFA was pretty obvious already since years. Whoever needed this world cup to see it was blind. But, to be fair, the corruption and the bullying of FIFA in this world cup are on another level.
For some reason all 4 comments aren't visible for me. Yes, we need separate videos and discussions to talk about the extreme corruption in FIFA.
This is heartbreaking. Why world is silent on this? World is equally responsible for allowing this modern day slavery.
Maybe because Qatar silenced them with money ?
This system doesn't exist only in Qatar. It's across Middle East. And not only to workers but to the executive class as well. I was trapped as well but escaped before my passport was confiscated. The organisation doing this was a German MNC. The regional office in Saudi Arabia. My sincere request to whoever reading this is NOT to go to any Middle East countries for any kind of job. Work related travel is ok.
The Republicans in the US would love to be able to do the same in the us...greed is at the root...horrible
Not just the middle east - cases of this in NZ where we still have employer tied visas in horticulture and viticulture seasonal work. Def not to the level seen here but absolutely a risk to migrant workers who live in cramped, unhealthy and unsafe conditions and struggle to leave due to their visa status being so reliant on their employer. Anywhere these visas exist, there will be exploitation and it's awful to get to this level in Qatar
temp farm workers in Canada come from Mexico/Carribean for summer to fall season
@@essence178 The Dems allow illegal immigration by the millions, resulting in employers paying them as little as they want under the table, even below minimum wage. Fix the border.
Isn't this system exactly like the H1B visa that exists in the US? That the employee depends on a company to be it's "sponsor" and this tie allows them to stay in the US
This story is a perfect example why employers should not have control over the lives of workers in ANY ASPECT. We are citizens and we should have a right to work and maintain our rights and working conditions without fear of retaliation or abuse. If Americans and other countries can look at this and see the problem then they should be able to see the problem with having their own healthcare, housing, food, and basic living attached to their employer instead of having a community based environment that guarantees basic resources we all depend on for survival and freedom. A third realm separate from businesses and government. Where you can live free and have the equal opportunity to work and pursue your ambitions and not have those things compromised because an employer and a complicit government decide they can get you to do whatever they want. If we keep sitting on this, it will only get worse at home just like Qatar. Workers rights are human rights.
This isn't mere content, this is a plea for awareness against basic human rights.
Thanks Vox for doing this 🙌
What about Palestinian, Iraqi and many more human rights??
VOX should cover FTX and Balenciaga scandal next
Ofc that's never gonna happen lol 😂
Indian Hindus who has cast system in their country talking about Human rights here in vox guys!!! What in the world we are livin!!!
What about the minorities in USA who even with recognized equal rights act and human rights they still face racism or discrimination. One thing is to call attention to human rights second thing is to guarentee equal treatment both by law and treatment among people themselves. This applies to any country.
Also about the iraqi I assume you refer to the kurdistani since the iraqi themselves literally face no issues since they have their own state called iraq. Unlike the kurds who have no independent state for their culture language and people.
Edit: The same could be said for palistina besides that the situation in palistina its hard to get involved similar to uyghurs in china due to the israeli government putting strict controll and enacting a national security state.
Al Jazeera the most liberal international news agency that lectures everyone from USA to India to European countries. However, for the royal family funded news agency Al Jazeera, the Kingdom of Qatar is like too perfect and hence nothing to report.
exactly! ugh the hypocrisy is showing
Qatar prince should pay to get criticized
*Big brain*
@@MuhammedChand Truth! AJ covers issues in the Middle East and Africa no other news source covers. For everything Qatar, I ignore them.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
@@ali20396 idk about pak or band but here In India atleast the families cries and hugs when someone comes back from UAE, they celebrate and the man asks everyone to not to go. Someone from my hometown came back from uae after 4 yrs with just one arm.... no one ever went to any middle east country from my village. My village name is Khargon, district sambhal in the state of UP, India.
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Thank you for this video, Vox. It's been close to 8 years since I left Saudi Arabia, a country with mostly wonderful people but that awful kafala system. I'd been journaling and scrap-booking about it for years, but I never had the courage to share it
I would love to see you share it whenever you feel comfortable to do so 😊 I like seeing scrapbooking videos
How could wonderful people come up with that Kafala system?
@@ziwer1 Give a bunch of bedouins alot of oil money and there you go
@@ziwer1 it didn't take many people to come up with the system. A lot of the residents don't agree with the way things are run either-but there isn't much you can change in an absolute monarchy
RIP all hard working people who left us for world entertainment
They died for a good cause. A football tournament.
@@courthogan3140 I hope you're joking
it must hurt the family members of these victims to see this event so celebrated, that led to the deaths of their loved ones.
@@ninab.4540 I think he is
@@courthogan3140 how's your mom bro
I traveled in India and came across people who had worked in the Gulf. Each one said that it was awful and they were treated worse than stray dogs. Unfortunately, not surprised by any of this. Also not surprised by FIFA's corruption.
This is also self-proclaimed
@@cinemathemostimportant7717 Why do you love slavery so much? Why are you an apologist?
So why they keep coming??
@@anawa7edminalnass206 desperation for jobs
@@anawa7edminalnass206 Misled into thinking the jobs are good, jobs in foreign countries seem good when your own country is poor.
It’s sad to see to fulfill’s one’s desire so many lives to be destroyed. Guess such work is only possible by tyranny itself and world cup 2022 infrastructure must be the pyramid of 21st century. May the departed souls rest in peace. And may there family gets strength and support as well to move on in their lives. Love from Nepal 🇳🇵
It's sad to think that most, if not all, of them were recruited by a shady domestic agency. Which means, they were sent to the grave by their own people.
Appears to be a common trend in poorer countries
I'm from Nepal and around more than 1500 workers died while construction. It really saddens everyone.
Can I ask, how is this stuff covered in Nepal, in India, in Pakistan, Bangladesh? Is it like a big recurring news story in your countries? Does the average Nepali, for example, have a bad opinion of Qatar?
@@violetlatner6366 the ones that choose Qatar are from an extremely poor background. And the government is infested. A few days back the Nepali influencers took part in a meet and greet with the Qatari royals and posted photos happily. I mean, the world is protesting but these so-called influencers don't care at all. People do not like Qatar or UAE but they got no choice.
@@nirvikdotel1888 You pay people enough to do anything, even betray their own people, sad fact of the world.
@@violetlatner6366
Its not covered at all
Mainstream media has not even mentioned anything about the death of the workers the corruption runs deep
Go to seychelles, there's a mountaintop palace being built by a sheik. The labourforce on that site is nepalese.
Plenty of unemployed on the islands but the sheik didn't want workforce problems so he imported the labourers etc. .
im from bangladesh and the talk about migrant worker deaths has been circling in our local news for the last entire decade now and was mostly ignored by international news, only if this had gained enough attention earlier, so many lives could have been saved
Who told them to go there?
@@nasar_paid_agent there are scammers to recruit paid by Qatar only
@@nasar_paid_agenti think your brain is square shape
@@almohannad3338
Might be,,,, but i think ur IQ is less than zero...🗿
@@almohannad3338 Smooth as a marble.
The first time i heard about qatar's exploitation of migrants i was shocked, i don't follow football but many in my class skipped classes in order to follow the matches, the saddest part is that almost nobody between my classmates even cared about these abuses even After i told them about it, they just take the occasion to make a dark humor joke and continue like nothing happened, like if it wasn't considerable as something serious or really that evil, they just want to see a football match and some of them even thought to go living there in Qatar when they would become adults as they said It seemed so "cool" after seeing the Instagram posts about their bright cities...
let should def go to qatar lol
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
Why people hate beauty pageants when football are almost the same 😂 you cheer for your own country and the rivalries between fans were toxic
i love how all of a sudden Vox cares about South Asian workers now
At least they care? South Asian governments don't.
Honestly this is the case in all gulf countries. Horrible conditions. And the way the treat labor is inhumane.
Work is work
@@cinemathemostimportant7717 Not when it's slavery.
@@martletkay pseudo slavery
@@cinemathemostimportant7717 have you been to some of these ME countries?
I mean america does import millions of migrant workers from south america every season.....
If you need to pay to get a job, YOU are the job
The wages that these migrant workers receive in Qatar are life-changing. They could not have this in their own country.
@@jesusofnazareth3507 false.
They get paid in pennies, many times delayed payments and also forced bonded labour, passport confiscated. You are staight out lying here. These migrants don't even have leaves or proper houses , basic amenities.
We Indians love kings specially if muslim.
We have been serving them since millinia to make them great.
@@adma7298*you
@@jesusofnazareth3507 what would really make your point worth making is if the migrant workers were paid a good wage AND treated with dignity and respect. Then you would have made a great case for how great the country is. Otherwise all you’ve done is pivot and ignore the exploitation and deaths of migrant workers, which makes the government look bad.
I'm a huge world cup fan but this is so disgusting and disturbing. I hope FIFA never allows these countries to have events like this, it's totally horrendous
And what about the countries that are sending these workers over? They don’t care about their own civilians? All the blame goes to gulf states like they just fly over to India and pick people out to work there.
They should host more world cups in the middle east
Hey Vox... I'm an Indian and i am here to share my grievances for the thousands of Indian workers living in poor conditions who died making them 💔🥀
No one cares.
@@branestron9521didn't asked boy ....go and drink some milk 🍼🍼🍼
The worst part of all this is that we know nothing will be done likely ever. The world loves to stand by while truly evil people destroy lives and the world.
The only ones who win on your hopelessness is the ones who don’t want this to change. Stay strong my friend!
I totally agree. just like nothing will be done to Qatar, nothing has been done to USA and its allies for their role in war crimes and slaughtering of millions of civilians. But we don't talk about that, just ignore it.
@@shamsabdurhmanakhtar2265 no one is stopping u to talk about that, do it with ur own platform
Stop bring up evil west whenever we point out the problems in Middle East
Plata o plomo is a hard deal to ignore.
@@spilltea4241 because the middle Easters are aware of the evil in the middle East and they always been vocal about it. When will you be aware of the evil in the west and start being vocal about it ???
Just a minor correction, in minute 1:55, the video states that Qatar went through a blockage from neighboring countries, while its mention Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait. I would like to point out, Kuwait was not part of the blockade. On the contrary, trade between both countries flourished, and citizens became friendlier. Kuwait took the middle ground in its political stand, and was an integral part in ending the blockage, as the US was.
The US was the cause of the blockade
Hi Ahmad! Christina, the producer of the video, here. Thanks for flagging! You are right, Kuwait remained neutral during the blockade and was key in brokering the deal that ended it. It shouldn't be on the map. We have added an info card at 1:55 to clarify the role Kuwait played. Thanks for making our journalism stronger with your thoughtful comment!
@@Vox FYI - I had no idea that card existed until reading your comment.
@@Vox Why didn't you touch WHY Qatar was blockaded? Just 10 or 15 seconds would have helped.
@@Vox it‘s really hard to see that kuwait isnt included
You guys think its only qatar? Its also in Dubai UAE
I know a nepali man who went to qatar at 15, operated forklifts for 3 years and then returned to his country no richer than he was. He is grateful for the experience, but admits that he could have stayed home and built a business.
I know you are a paid liar who writes anything without any credible source of information.
@@MuhammedFaheemM typical reply expected from a follower of religion of peace. no sympathy for "kafirs". we need more christchurch
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
@@ali20396 How come you just can’t admit your country is doing these horrendous acts instead of being a government bootlicker
Indonesia already drastically reduced sending "blue collar" migrant workers to gulf countries because many mistreated cases by their employer, i hope the number will be zero as soon as possible...
I'm pretty sure Indonesia itself needs workers
I am from Surabaya and I realize Indonesia needs talented workers
I think these workers will be perfect candidates for projects like MRT's in indonesia
This is heart breaking.
this is quite common in many areas, etc singapore & malaysia but might not be as bad as what happen in qatar.
i know that my ex company in singapore do keep some of my fellow colleague's (foreigner) passport, when i found out this issue, i confronted my manager in a meeting & told him it is illegal to do it in singapore, but nothing change
Malaysian here, can confirmed this, maybe not as bad as Qatar. what people seem to forget is the company and country thats involved, most of them are from their own country and their own gov allowed them to go. instead all the blame goes to Qatar. also you have to apply to go to other country to work as an immigrant, its not like Qatar officials just walk into India or where ever and pick anyone they want, there is a process, their own company and gov are involved in the process too.
I am amazed!
The FIFA really managed to make watching footbal a political decision...
Its frustrating how little consequences tehre are for such a crime
FIFA rules football. Yes, they were corrupt and should not choose Qatar. No, they can't change the country's mentality because of the sport.
Nothing on the European and US companies that win the contracts and can dictate workers conditions and pay....
Nothing on the European and US consultants, architects and financiers who are privy toand capable to change the terms and standards of the ENTIRE projects.
@@skp8748 conspiration theories. At least there is a published paper on that.
@@MagicMike_101 ? What's the conspiracy?
The bidding companies can state they'll only accept the bid based on stipulations THEY set. Qatar would go back to the market and if all capable European, Australian and US companies all set the same expectations in order to take on the project Qatar would have no choice but to comply since these companies were the most capable and proven to deliver at the quality, timeline and scale Qatar expected.
But no they didn't make those demands because these companies don't operate on the western values/morality that the west claims but pure profit.
@@skp8748 at least european countries habe some sort of labor rights.
This is really frustrating and heartbreaking to hear. That all these people were exploited until their ultimate demise. I've lost all respect for the country and will always advocate against going over there.
They have brought shame to me as a Muslim. I make dua for the families of the lost ones, may God make it easier for them.
VOX should cover FTX and Balenciaga scandal next
Ofc that's never gonna happen lol 😂
@@TheebX92 they.already did, checkout the article
Not a Muslim thing, it's a greed thing.
@@TheebX92 Nice strawman there.
@@1981menso yeah well said. Theyre trying to change the subject right here.
I’m against Qatar’s World Cup for those reasons but walking down the streets in Europe and the US is the biggest reminder of how things can come up at human costs
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I’ve been enjoying and screaming every goal my team makes during the World Cup… I’m conflicted now, don’t know if I should keep watching.😩
I've been watching football particularly the Premier League for over a decade. Not watching this money cup. The thought of enjoying the action sickens me, as if we have no respect for the migrant workers who died when pushed to their limits building these stadiums or LGBT rights.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
Vox is really going all out on exposing the lies behind the FIFA World Cup this year, aren't they?
I like it. Keep it going.
Yea.
You like stuff that would cause hatred and the only thing they’re keeping up with are lies.
@@cinemathemostimportant7717 What lies?
As an Indian, I have known several cases of people who have gone to these countries and gotten exploited, and there are several interviews of distressed migrant workers on TH-cam on this.
You need to educate yourself my friend.
@@a.Hopeful This 'Cinema the most important' person is commenting on everything making a fool of themselves being a slavery apologist. Let's mock them everywhere we find them.
Let’s see if they’re gonna do it in 2026…..
Spoilers:- *THEY WON’T*
I remember being in Nepal in 2018!! And my friends there telling me how Nepali and Indian labourers were being send back in body bags, at least one a DAY.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
they come for work, of which there is little to be had. You make it sound like they wanted to work for Qatar because they renew the contract. The truth is they have no option hence "forced"
Great video as always - although I’m fairly certain the footage at 3:33 is Bahrain…
My uncle worked on the stadium for the past 4 years and he was away from his wife and two sons for 3.
People should also watch Johnny harris’s video about the same story it covers the whole picture and even has interviews with workers who worked in Qatar
No wonder why country's native news agencies did not covered this issue.
I mean, if you live in the US, you won't see it covered as well. it doesn't attract virality compared to covering other country's abuses
This thing also happens in Singapore and Malaysia...but they're not bad as qatar...a lot of workers are from bangladesh, philippine and indonesia
Bengali muslims are treated like slaves in Gulf countries i watched it myself😢
Mainly lower uneducated class. They do this to everybody. But, since West has more literate people, they cannot easily trick them.
Correction: Qatar is NOT the richest country per capita. A large portion of their population does not have documents and officially don't exist.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
Just like what Johnny Harris said: "migrant workers don't get the same oil-reinforced economic privilege as the native Qatars."
i mean no migrant workers can ever get any amount of economic privilege when working in a foreign country, whether it'd be in USA, France, Qatar, Hong Kong.
@@Pfyzer exactly
@@Pfyzer No country is perfect. but the sheer volume of civil rights issues and human rights violations in the middle east is nothing compared to what you would see in the worst western countries.
@@Pfyzer Strawmen
@@Shaggytheking Qatar might lie, but your statement is the most deceitful.
Around 6500 migrant workers died in Qatar over the period of 12 years , majority were from India around 2500 , and other south Asian countries
The majority of those $200B were taken by western companies which have executed or oversaw most of the projects... Where are they? Why aren't they upholding human rights principles? Qatar would have not achieved anything without their support! An extra episode is needed to cover Qatar partners!
It’s Qatar job to over see it’s own people.
This is all on display for the world to see and they still are allowed to host FIFA. That shoes you that NOBODY at the higher up levels cares about humanity in any degree. Such an evil world we live in.
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Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
absolutely hilarious how their World Cup Opening was all about peace and treating everyone with love.
I guess they are welcoming the Americans homeless community who live in a rich community yet live in cold streets.
@@mohammedalrashed1132 at least the welfare system exist in the us i cant say the same thing about slaves under kafala system though.
@@mohammedalrashed1132 Just keep deflecting, I'm sure it will work one of these times. One doesn't have to talk about all abuses to talk about one abuse.
I can't say Kafala system is bad or good. What makes it bad is the country sending these workers and the country receiving. It is a contract between the worker who often happen to be not educated and an agent who will try to profit from both sides. The person has the work has to pay visa fees, flights both ways, accommodation and extra to have a worker that has agreed to work for him on a based salary for Two years (visa duration).
Having paid all that money in advance the work owner cannot give up on a contract and let the worker leave before thier visa expiry date is due. In some cases some horrible things happen in this system, and in many it works wonderfully and helps both sides.
Kafala system has been running for decades even on Americans and Europeans and if someone has been unfairly treated in this system, the blame should go to both countries, sending or receiving.
Arbeit macht frei
There is an ancient Chinese proverb: There is no free pie falling from the sky... so don't go to this kind of places for "easy money"
I have been in Qatar before, actually several times. And i would like to say that Qatar is actually a country that really depends on their workers. Without their workers, they would earn no money, because a: the population would drop and b: oil production and infrastructure would slow down heavily
Okay but can they pay them/not confiscate their passports/etc
@@Lobster222 imagine not sending workers, Qatar will collapse within an hour
@@saarza9991 If your country hinges on slavery to function, maybe it shouldn't exist then.
When you prevent workers from even taking a break to eat and not providing them with something as basic as water in scorching heat, you're no longer just greedy narcissist, you're pure evil.
The worst thing is, this is far from the only or similar/worse case, Shein, PETA, Iran, Afghanistan, etc... It will never stop as long as humanity prevails.
PETA is bas and all, but it isn’t on the same level as actual slavery
edit: bad, not “bas”
Humanity will be better when westerners stop interfering in other countries and mind their own business
@@patrickkirby6580 Are you sure?
We dont have foreigners worker in iran except some are from Afghanistan
What about millions in Africa working in mining for rich Europe???
Thank you Vox for doing making a video on this important topic. It is much appreciated. :)
It’s rough out there being a human.
too truthful
same in america
@@afsanayyy Seriously my homeless brother in Portland has some stories.
@@afsanayyy oh yeah freedom of conscience and rule of law must be difficult
Everyone will forget about this in a week and go back to not caring. The abuse will go on like any other day
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
I never understood why these people just don’t go to their embassy and request a new passport to leave the country.
Hosting the world cup did put Qatar on the map, just not for the reasons they probably hoped.
it doesn’t matter that qatar has been put on maps. this issue has gone on in all wealthy gulf arabian countries for decades before the world cup. qatar deserves to be put on the map so people can see how evil and disgusting these countries are
It's a shame that the country didn't feel the need to pay the workers on humanitarian ground but because of the U.N pressure they had to pay.Normally developed countries don't come under the scrutiny of human rights abuses but Middle Eastern countries always come high.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
@@ali20396 why do they take their passports then and trap them in their country. Why are they also doing it to fellow Muslim countries too?
Aw what a shame.
This system is same in dubai,qutar,uae etc
we have the same system here in America... usually "employing" Philipines and South Americans, but you know, who cares, the media?
Man I can’t wait to live dubai such a great country, I’m starting to get tired of UAE
same in america
@@theshy6717 😂😂😂😅
@@theshy6717 it's ok
Thanks Vox for informing us about the sacrifices made by the constructors in giving the marvellous stadium the look that it holds. Always remember, every great marvel has its own secret.
It't great that people finally started talking about it, but it has been happening in gulf countries for decades, especially dubai
Dozens of countries across the Middle East exploit foreign labour, even in developed ones like the US and Singapore
That's an oxymoron.
@@samsonsoturian6013 just because you are a loser doesn't mean the US isn't developed.
I can definitely tell you by experience that it is nothing comparable to the abuse perpetrated in Middle East countries.
@@zingyburger there is no comparison when you are talking about Human rights....it shows what type of human are you...
@@cul8terworld Troll elsewhere
I remember this was the reason why my geography teacher told us he wouldn't support the world cup
If you don't want to support, remember to also not Google information about the Word Cup, Tweet about it, etc. This is on top of not buying products from companies that are advertising with them. Online traction is another metric that companies use when deciding where to put advertising and marketing dollars. If FIFA saw an "across-the-board" drop in interest because of this then they would care more but what people have shown is that they can weather all condemnation because people are still addicted to their monopoly.
Also will your teacher not turn the heating on as gas and oil will be coming from Qatar. Just a thought
@@catslifethepurrsuitofjoy4000 "will be coming" that is confident is Qatar the only oil producing country in the world? 😂
@@sparklingwater1430 they are the top supplier of natural gas in England, they own banks and donate money to the royal family
But you pick and choose what to get mad at
@@chidumebiarukwe6436 incorrect, nice lie though Englands top oil and natural gas supplier is Norway that’s embarrassing you came in so hot just to be wrong
My uncle was work in there in 2014-2017 as labor idk what he build but , he comeback home safely and not really get debt trap or anything
he never tell story about living in there idk why
It would be insightful to hear from people directly involved.
RIP to all immigrant workers who died in construction.
I would like to see a similar video about the corruption in America for the next FIFA World Cup
Corruption in America wrt the World Cup?
If I was offered ten million dollars unconditionally, I still would NOT go to Qatar. 😐
Did you mention how many Western companies employing those worker and how many are getting rich because of that
good video, well thought-out and researched.
Nothing on the European and US companies that win the contracts and can dictate workers conditions and pay....
Nothing on the European and US consultants, architects and financiers who are privy toand capable to change the terms and standards of the ENTIRE projects.
Why vox didn't do documentary about abusing human rights of workers in Russia ?
In Kenya it’s a well known fact that many East African workers go to work as house help and many other jobs and come back in a terrible abused state. This issue is in the whole Middle East and it’s all because of the employer power dynamic
I like how the title is also a question answer thing. “How did Qatar build stadiums?”
- with forced labor.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
When your country is soooo rich and desperately needs workers
and you follow the most peaceful religion on the planet
Why don't they completely modernize their workforce and recruit highly skilled workers that have legit education credentials even for basic work like plumbing, construction and house them individually with their families in dignified structures with access to education, health care and world standard salaries?... As it's expected. Cheap labor on the expense of poor workers yet they demand perfection from them is like unfair
Money only takes life it cant give one 💔
Many people from my Village went just to destroy their savings, future and family
Kenya and ethiopia have half villages that are exploited there the same way . so welcome to club
Good video .....
Now make some video why Bangladesi, Nepali, Pakistani, Indian labor need to go Qatar for work, who looted and destroyed entire agriculture and economy of subcontinent for 200 years and how many millions they killed.
Also how Africans are still poor despite having huge natural resources and how westerns are using them as modern day slaves and whos making Billions from all those chaos.
So you can't criticise quatar until you've fairly criticised every other country? Imbecilic logic. I would expect this kind of argument in the playground not been adults online.
@@ollymartin9919 it isn't about critiquing qatar or every other country. it's about looking at conditions that drive these people to take such decisions. i think it's very valid logic, esp in terms of how every nation state is complicit in contributing to the plight of laborers and wage workers. not to mention that qatar has implemented labour reforms in 10 years what the west failed to do for centuries. i'm not supporting qatar and their lack of fair & safe administration. however, we do need to look at it cumulatively as the west seems to be wiping off their hands of similiar systems that function in their countries. if we're talking about human rights, let all countries come together to formulate safe working conditions and regulations for their own people. we need to advocate on behalf of the people, not selectively scrutinize nations. the us and other european countries did not expect qatar to win the bid to host the WC and have for years been trying to run a smear campaign. i don't want to be part of their agenda. common people will gain nothing out of this.
edit : not to mention, it is foreign bodies/corporations owned by the west that benefit and reinforce these very regulations in qatar.
Tanvir Apu, did you heard about Mir Zafar? Actually you Muslim guys made that happened. Don't complain always. How many Bangladeshi living in UK?
@@ollymartin9919 tell me u cant show out ur entire image of being exposed so you should act like white gentlemen here!
You forgot to mention in your ending line that after the final match is over, the stadiums will not only be a grim reminder of the human lives lost, but they will also be a reminder that everyone still went there and played football. That's the reality. You can point fingers at Qatar in the aftermath, but the fact remains that all the nation's teams still went there and played football. Those players in the video criticised slavery but still agreed to play in a stadium built by slaves.
Qatar could have avoided this by just automating instead of forcing immigrants into indentured servitude.
I know people who have had a similar experience in the UK (but nowhere near as extreme)
Johnny did your job guys, he's already crushing the game.
whats more amazing is after dozens and dozens of videos about how bad the world cup and FIFA are, nothing happened. The stadiums are still filled with fans, the TV audience is still peaked during matches and the companies still struggling to put their ads.
ofc people still went to watch its the world cup,what do you want them to do bomb the country.
This is a big problem here in the middle east and it really is horrible. I can talk about this subject all day. But the thing is these workers keep coming despite knowing how they will be treated here. They need to say no and that this is enough and not come here. That's the only way that this will stop.
Honestly, not all middle eastern countries. Bahrain and UAE are better compared to others.
Do you know that
despite all the bad
things that happen
to these migrant workers,
these same workers
still renew their contracts for decades, and they continue to come to Qatar and other countries with their brothers and relatives, and the governments of these countries from which these migrant workers come still allow them by coming.
thank you for shedding light on this topic
The entire US is a grim reminder that it all came at a black labor cost.
Thankyou for highlighting this. Lots of love from the Subcontinent ❤️. Here in Subcontinent we have no value for human life
It's so nice of VOX to make such a video about qatar.
But what about Palestine where israel is openly committing war crimes and treats Palestinians like mere animals and killing people on daily bases while stealing their own homeland? And you know what america fully supports israel in all these acts and they have never condemmned a single time.
Also what about war crimes that usa and nato countries have committed in iraq, syria, afghanistan ?
Two wrongs doesn't make a right!! if the middle east starts doing the exact same thing like US and Nato will they be any different??
@@farahead157 Dude just to be clear, I'm not defending Qatar here. Justice should be given to all those who have suffered there
Tieing visa to the worker is not exclusive to Qatar. USA also does that. Just look at how many of the employees that stayed in Twitter stayed because they are immigrants that if they quit that job they are automatically illegal and in danger of deportation.
Agreed, but for those kinds of workers if they find a job at another company their visa is still good. Those US-based workers can still look for another job. A Chinese friend was fired from his job and was going to be deported, but got a job and was safe.
Are you really comparing working in a climatized twitter-office with life-threatening construction work in the desert?
@@ameise2337 No. I'm saying that the criticism should've been this one you just said. Not the visa part which is not exclusive.
@@Rudykawa my god you muslims always have to bring up USA whenever you’re rightfully criticised.
Stop with the whataboutism. People are literally being enslaved. Your agenda is transparent