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Old 11th Feb 2014, 11:51
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Not really tennisten:

"Almost 200 Nepalese men are reported to have died last year working on construction projects in Qatar.

The International Trade Union Confederation says up to 4,000 could die by 2022 if current laws persist.

Qatar had until 12 February to inform football's world governing body, Fifa, how it would reform working practices.

The new 50-page charter has been developed in conjunction with the International Labour Organisation.

As well as 185 deaths last year, it is believed a significant number of workers in Qatar suffered injuries as a result of unsafe working practices.

There have also been complaints about the standard of accommodation many workers live in.
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Read more at: BBC Sport - Qatar 2022: New charter to protect World Cup workers

Perhaps it's different for pilots and cabin crew (although it would be naive to think that Qatar Airways is untouched by it), but it's perfectly clear to me that Qatar doesn't put the same value on the safety and living standards of its employees as we - in the UK - do (although we are still far from perfect - but that's a different debate).

So if you take advice from people who work in Qatar then I'd be careful to ensure they are comparing their working conditions there with what you - as a westerner - might expect, rather than comparing their working conditions with the poor guys who are losing their lives on an almost daily basis.
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