With 2022 World Cup Around the Corner, Worker Safety a Major Issue in Qatar

By Wilma Proctor   On March 20, 2014, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released a report entitled “The Case against Qatar.” This 38-page report reveals damning evidence of abuse and high mortality rates of migrant workers in Qatar as the country prepares to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Furthermore, it labels Qatar as “A country without a conscience” (p. 4) and uses several graphic pictures, statistical data and many biographical accounts to support this claim. &nb