A Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event's projects after its laborers went unpaid for months, organizers said on Thursday, in a case Amnesty International said showed inadequate worker welfare standards.
Around 100 employees of a Qatari subcontractor, Qatar Meta Coats (QMC), working on the Al Bayt stadium went up to seven months without pay and continue to be owed unpaid salaries, Amnesty said in a report.
QMC has also not renewed residency permits for most of its workers, necessary for foreigners working in Qatar, the rights watchdog said. Workers interviewed said they had paid fees ranging from $900 to $2,000 to recruitment agents in their own countries for the job, it said.
QMC did not respond to an emailed request for comment.