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6 Sep 2014

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Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg (Germany)

Qatar Holds U.K. Human Rights Workers Amid World Cup Scrutiny

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Qatar confirmed it detained two Britons that a Norwegian human rights group said were probing labor conditions, as soccer’s global governing body reviews the Gulf state’s right to host the 2022 World Cup. Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev were arrested on Aug. 31, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website...The Global Network for Rights and Development - Norway, said it sent the men to Qatar to investigate the treatment of foreign migrant workers, according to a statement posted on the group’s website. Qatar employs migrant workers, who comprise most of its population, to build the stadiums, roads, metro system and other infrastructure it needs to host the world’s most-watched sporting event. Amnesty International said in November that the laborers suffer “widespread and routine abuse.” Qatar pledged to amend laws to better protect workers’ rights.

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