Scores of migrant workers evicted as #Qatar renovates
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Expelled from housing in a #Doha district undergoing modernization, scores of migrant workers have been left homeless, some of them left to sleep on the streets of energy-rich Qatar’s capital. The Gulf state has been under international pressure to clamp down on violations of the rights of migrant workers, who are mostly Asian, as Doha embarks on massive projects before it hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2022. “We were in our rooms when police arrived and gave us one hour to leave with all our belongings,” said construction worker Mohammed Faruq. “That night we slept on the road.” read more