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Qatar Pays Migrant Workers $1 An Hour To Be Fake Sports Fans
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…
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Why Would Any Country Host The World Cup?
There should be a sense of pride and revelry overtaking the nation of Brazil, where the World Cup starts today. Yet residents in cities across the country are protesting with transit strikes and tent occupations, hoping to draw attention to the extreme costs and unfinished facilities stunting the sluggish economy.
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These Mysterious Desert Monoliths Are Actually Richard Serra Sculptures
N25o 31.019’E050o51.948′: You need a set of GPS coordinates to visit Richard Serra’s newest work, which stretches more than a 800m through the Qatari desert.
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Qatar’s Reportedly Using Slave Labour To Prepare For The 2022 World Cup
Grim news has emerged from Qatar, where preparations for the 2022 World Cup are underway. Even though construction on the stadiums has yet to begin, The Guardian reports that the working environment for Nepalese migrants amounts to slave labour. And it’s probably going to get worse.