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2022 World Cup construction workers in Qatar abused, per Amnesty International report

Migrant workers are being abused in building a stadium for the 2022 World Cup, according to an Amnesty International report.

The report criticizes FIFA for its treatment of workers building the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.

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A total of 132 construction workers and 99 landscapers were interviewed by Amnesty for the report, which revealed that each claimed to have been abused.

"The abuse of migrant workers is a stain on the conscience of world football," Amnesty International secretary general Salil Shetty said.