Journalist Pete Pattisson on the human cost of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is a tale of state-of-the-art installations: brand new stadiums, hotels and other tourist facilities have popped up in the Gulf country as it prepares to host the football competition. But there's also a dire human cost for the thousands of migrant workers behind the new infrastructure: unpaid wages, sequestered passports, abuse and even work-related deaths. Photojournalist Pete Pattisson has investigated the situation in Qatar for nine years. He joined us for Perspective.

Oct 4, 2022 - 11:30
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Journalist Pete Pattisson on the human cost of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is a tale of state-of-the-art installations: brand new stadiums, hotels and other tourist facilities have popped up in the Gulf country as it prepares to host the football competition. But there's also a dire human cost for the thousands of migrant workers behind the new infrastructure: unpaid wages, sequestered passports, abuse and even work-related deaths. Photojournalist Pete Pattisson has investigated the situation in Qatar for nine years. He joined us for Perspective.

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