01 Dec 2022

Karun and Jagat are Nepalese, and have been working in Qatar for a number of years. Joseph and Victor are Kenyans, and are new to the tournament’s host country. All are using false names to protect their identity ...

... "I was promised 800 Qatari rials (£183) as a basic monthly salary. But then, when my first pay cheque came, I only received 600 rials (£137). How could this be?

I remembered that I was given two contracts just before my flight to Qatar. My recruiters told me to present one to the immigration desk in Nepal and to take the other to Qatar. When I checked the contract I’d flown with, it only mentioned 600 rials.

Eleven years later, I’m still here — and now the World Cup has arrived, too. I work nine hours a day and typically did two hours of overtime. But now the tournament has arrived, that duty has been cut.

I thought I could use the extra time to watch the tournament ... Unfortunately, there was no way to do it. I was so sad" ...