Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to claim unpaid wages
Last modified on Fri 26 May 2023 05.51 BSTsecurity guards who were detained while trying to resolve a dispute over unpaid wages are still being held in Qatar four months after their arrest., and an Indian national, have allegedly been sentenced to six months in prison and fined 10,000 riyals each.
Hundreds of other former Stark Security workers are also coming to terms with their own traumatic ordeal after disputing the early termination of their contracts. “They say it was the most beautiful World Cup, but at the end of the day we just lost everything,” said Patrick. The nine workers interviewed by the Guardian all believed they had been employed for six months. Their contracts stated: “Notice period: six months post date of joining.” Under reforms made to Qatar’s labour laws in 2020, employers and workers can end contracts early, but they must give one month’s notice.
But Stark Security told them that there was no more work as the tournament was over, and, according to the workers, ordered the labour camp to stop serving food to them. “They kept coming to the accommodation and threatening us, banging on our door so we would leave,” said Jacob. Equidem said it had interviewed 43 men who had worked for Stark Security and allegedly had their contracts terminated early and been deported.
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