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Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labor trafficking

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Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday. They claim U.S. construction firm Jacobs Solutions Inc subjected them to dangerous and inhumane conditions. Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers.

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Middle East MonitorMiddle East Monitor

Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labour trafficking

Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming US construction firm, Jacobs Solutions Inc., subjected them to dangerous and inhumane conditions, Reuters reports. The nearly 40 plaintiffs in a complaint filed in federal court in Denver, Colorado, said Jacobs and several subsidiaries that oversaw the construction projects forced workers to live in cramped, dirt…

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Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labor trafficking

Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. construction firm Jacobs Solutions Inc subjected them to dangerous and inhumane conditions.

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Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labor trafficking

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. construction firm Jacobs

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Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labor trafficking

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. construction firm Jacobs Solutions Inc subjected them to dangerous and inhumane conditions. The nearly 40 plaintiffs in a complaint filed in federal court in Denver, Colorado, said Jacobs and several subsidiaries that oversaw the construction projects forced workers to live…

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Qatar World Cup construction workers sue US firm for labor trafficking

Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. construction firm Jacobs Solutions Inc subjected them to dangerous and inhumane conditions.The nearly 40 plaintiffs in a complaint filed in federal court in Denver, C

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
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