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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pete Pattisson in Doha

Security guards in Qatar still being paid as little as 35p an hour

Visitors pose by the Fifa World Cup sign on Doha’s Corniche in Qatar.
Visitors pose by the Fifa World Cup sign in Doha. Trade unions have said they still have concerns over any lasting legacy of improved workers’ rights after the event. Photograph: Pete Pattisson/The Guardian

Security guards employed by a company with contracts at sites linked to the World Cup in Qatar are allegedly still being paid as little as 35 pence an hour, four months after the Guardian first revealed their plight.

In a Guardian investigation, published on the eve of the World Cup, the guards alleged they were being subjected to abusive practices, including overtime pay below the legal minimum. Interviews this month with security guards employed by Al Nasr Star Security Services at multiple sites suggests the issue of illegal pay remains.

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