15 Dec 2022

..."Let me make this clear — this is heavy work compared to other jobs. There is no light work. It is heavy iron, pipes, clamps; everything is heavy."

"Workers like me have come to Qatar to support our families. We are working day and night. That is not the situation for locals here. The difference is clear, simply when we look at them." ..." I want to go home and invest in something, but I do not have enough savings yet. I don’t want to have to take out any loans, like when going to Qatar."

... "I have never talked to a Qatari national. Sometimes they come to the offices and they talk to the manager. But they never come to us. Then again, what would we talk about? It is completely different. We are from a poor country. We have come to their country to work. We are like servants to them. Qatar is a rich country, and their citizens are rich too. There is a stark difference in their lifestyle and ours." ...