2022 Qatar World Cup labourers riot after inhuman treatment

Migrant labourers working on a construction site in Qatar.

Construction labourers working at the Sheraton hotel renovation project site were injured along with a few security officials after a fight broke out between the two groups.

According to a report published b reported Doha News, preventing the workers from taking a break around noon was one of the major causes behind the brawl. Speaking to the reporters after the incident, the workers revealed that they were not only allowed to leave the premises for lunch breaks, they were also forbidden from taking a break for drinking water, or use the bathroom.

They further added that they were struck with steel rods and stones by the guards, a claim that the guards have denied. The workers were also accused of damaging windows of a portable cabin, a scaffolding and some furniture at the spot.

Photo of one of the injured labourers

Sheraton construction workers told me this Nepalese man was struck by security guards with steel rod. #Doha #Qatar pic.twitter.com/hkn3sbD2kK

— Peter Kovessy (@peterkovessy) June 25, 2014

Camera footage of workers damaging one of the portable cabins

The riot was settled in by the fire engines and ambulances who had rushed to the site after being informed about the incident, and the victims were taken to the Hamad General Hospital.

Qatar had been all over the news for their inhuman-like treatment with their employees, with the Indian Embassy in Dona having already confirmed the death of almost 1000 Indian migrant workers who have been working for the 2022 World Cup.