Human rights abuses against migrant workers in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar need to stop. Qatar’s Law 14 of 2004 regulating labor in the private sector limits workers’ hours requires that they receive paid annual leave, sets requirements on health and safety, and requires on-time payment of wages each month. However, the authorities fail to enforce this and other laws intended to protect workers’ rights. Their passports are confiscated so they can't leave the country and the wages they are promised are not paid. Migrant workers are prohibited from unionizing or engaging in strikes, although they make up 99 percent of the private sector workforce. Many migrant workers live in cramped, unsanitary conditions, especially those working without documentation.
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