...Even before work began for the World Cup...ties between Nepal, one of the world’s poorest countries, and Qatar, one of the richest, were strained because of the way Nepali workers were being mistreated. In July the two countries signed an agreement designed to crack down on Qatari companies that force Nepalis to work without pay after confiscating their passports and identity cards. There are nearly 100,000 Nepalis working in Qatar, mostly as construction workers and housemaids...