A very human documentary inside Qatar’s labour camps where migrant workers building facilities for #WorldCup #Qatar2022, play in their own football tournament.
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Remember Kenneth? He captained the team we followed in The Workers Cup. After the film, he returned to Ghana but as you'll see, life had other plans...
Kenneth is rooting for Ghana, but thinks France will lift the trophy this summer.
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A new report documents how migrant workers across the Gulf, the same men who built this World Cup's predecessor, were the first casualties of the US-Israel war with Iran. Sent home without pay, without notice, without recourse. mrrors.org/2026/06/forced-ex…
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Our first update comes from Samuel — GCC's star goalkeeper when we shot the film. He's back home in Ghana, cheering on the Black Stars, but tips Spain to lift the trophy in 2026.
We asked him to share a bit more about his life since the film.
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The FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday. 9 years ago we made a film about the men who built the last one in Qatar. We've stayed in touch ever since and over the next few weeks we'll be sharing some their updates.
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“Every new crisis seems to strengthen the chokehold of the #Kafala system on labour migration”
By Migrant Rights Research Open Repository
mrrors.org/2026/04/for-migra…
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Investigation by @EquidemOrg “Free to be Exploited” into the labour conditions facing migrant delivery riders across the Gulf — workers who power platforms like @Deliveroo, @Talabat, @HungerStation, and @Careem, yet remain largely invisible.
equidem.org/reports/free-to-…
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equidem.org/reports/protect-… by @EquidemResearch calling for protection of migrant workers across the Gulf.
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27 Nov 2024
“@FIFAWorldCup today announced…with #Qatar… $50m Legacy Fund for the #Qatar2022 World Cup.
The fund DOES NOT include any compensation for affected workers, though it provides some funding…to protect workers from heat stress in the future.” @amnesty
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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18 Nov 2024
Can #kafala be meaningfully reformed?
@openDemocracy by Vani Saraswathi
opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-…
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8 Sep 2024
“I had lost both my parents before I turned 10; my cousins and uncle were my family. I needed to help them... I hedged all my bets on a Gulf job.” Powerful testimony from a man building his life in #qatar @MigrantRights #workerrights
migrant-rights.org/2024/09/d…
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17 Aug 2024
“The hope in these stories usually comes from people helping one another (in the face of still other people’s hostility or indifference).” Thank you @AltaJournal for the recognition. altaonline.com/california-bo…
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14 Jun 2024
nytimes.com/athletic/5545510… great work by @EquidemOrg and @nytimes “Newcastle United sponsor Noon and shocking allegations of worker mistreatment” @NUFC #saudi is the likely hosts of the @FIFAWorldCup in 2024. #football #soccer #humanrights
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21 Aug 2023
A powerful interactive about the lives of domestic workers by the extraordinary team @MigrantRights migrant-rights.org/infograph…
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20 Jul 2023
We are big supporters of women’s football here @FIFAWWC but also of the #workers who make it all possible. We wish this was not so predictable (by @EquidemOrg ) equidem.org/blogs/global-fif…
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8 Jun 2023
Among such extraordinary films! Thank you @RottenTomatoes editorial.rottentomatoes.com… Number 18….
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29 May 2023
Real life experiences of survival versus the myriad of awful things that can befall a woman or man who chooses to legally travel abroad to earn money for their family and future. Thank you @MigrantRights for finding voices brave enough to tell their stories. Have a listen here>>
23 May 2023
🎙️We're excited to launch this limited-run podcast series hosted by Missi, a Ghanaian survivor, & advocate for #fairmigration & #genderequality.
Missi was trafficked for domestic work to Kurdistan & Iraq, a story she shares in this first episode.
migrant-rights.org/2023/05/r…
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