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Saudi World Cup Bid Renews Fears For Migrants' Welfare

A foreign labourer works at a construction site in the scorching heat of Riyadh (Credit: AFP)

Fosir Mia moved to Saudi Arabia thinking he would earn a handsome salary as an electrician, only to find himself hauling steel rods in harsh desert heat for paltry pay.

After 13-hour shifts at a construction site outside Riyadh, the Bangladeshi national would return to the room he shared with 11 other workers, then fight for a turn at the gas stove so he could make dinner before repeating the routine the next day.

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