Our series on “the building sites of shame in Qatar”
It was December 2, 2010. In his hands, the president of Fifa, Sepp Blatter, holds in front of the camera a small piece of paper on which is written “Qatar”.
A very small country has just obtained the right to organize the biggest sporting event, the Football World Cup.
Since then, twelve years have passed and with a lot of controversy: to prepare for its World Cup and its multiple construction sites – stadiums, metro, infrastructure – Qatar has employed thousands of immigrant workers in terrible conditions.
A few days before kick-off, Le Parisien looks in five episodes at these “construction sites of shame”.
But how many deaths have there really been on the construction sites?
Without remains or compensation, the impossible mourning of the families of victims
The mysterious death of Englishman Zac Cox
Vinci, Bouygues, Accor… What French companies are accused of
Since 2010, have working conditions changed for migrants?
“Long live Qatar!
Long live France !
And long live the friendship between France and Qatar!
François Hollande concluded his speech to the applause of the guests at this dinner of honor.
Sitting to the right of the President of the Republic on June 23, 2014 at the Élysée Palace, his exceptional guest smiled, glancing at his files before speaking in turn.
Enthroned a year earlier, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim ben Hamad Al-Thani, is making his first official visit to France.
And the sovereign did not make the trip just to hear about the links between the Gulf peninsula he governs and France.
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