Major hotel brands are failing to ensure migrant workers are not charged extortionate recruitment fees — sometimes as much as a year’s salary — for working at the Qatar World Cup, a new report claims.

There are concerns workers will not be employed long enough during the four-week tournament to avoid being out-of-pocket. It is one of the worst ways migrant workers are exploited by poor labour practices in the country, the report says...

The Wake-up Call report, compiled by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, reveals improvements have been made by hotels regarding treatment of migrant workers during the past year but they are no way near enough – and that barely any of the major hotel brands were committed to ensuring migrant workers or their families were properly compensated for abuses.