PLAYFAIR QATAR lambasted the Qatari authorities yesterday for not “giving Qatar’s construction workers the right to refuse to carry out dangerous work,” following a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

There are an estimated two million foreign workers, 95 per cent of the workforce, in the brutal Gulf state, with 800,000 working in construction.

Since controversially winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup in December 2010, the country has embarked on a massive infrastructure upgrade, including eight new or improved stadiums.