Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before FIFA World Cup
PBS NewsHourJUL 2022
Qatar has made some progress since its World Cup selection, but the oil-rich nation is still failing to provide its migrant workers with timely compensation and safe working conditions. Though it's too late to strip the country of its host status, the international community must use the upcoming tournament as an opportunity to call for labor reform.
Ever since the international World Cup organization chose Qatar as its 2022 host country, outside actors have singled the country out for criticism. The Arab Gulf nation has made immense progress in reforming its labor practices, and any reports of dangerous work conditions and deaths are baseless and have been deliberately overblown.