Workers at one of the major venues for Russia’s 2018 World Cup are threatening legal action after claims they have not been paid for months.
That’s according to Alec Luhn of the Guardian, who notes that 50 labourers who have been working on the Zenit arena, which is set to become one of the most expensive sports venues in the world, have not received payment for several months. Subsequently, they are set to sue their subcontractors for 14 million roubles (£140,000) in back pay.
“Everyone has hold-ups now. I haven’t gotten my wages for the third month in a row,” said one 47-year-old worker from Uzbekistan quoted in the piece.