They came, like the man in the video, from all over, from Sudan and Kenya and Pakistan and elsewhere to Qatar. They came, this particular group, to work security at World Cup stadiums and venues, to send money home, where conditions are grim; work, sparse or nonexistent.
The man in the video wears a gray shirt, glasses, a neatly trimmed black beard and the most somber of expressions. He sits in front of a brick background and appears to be filming on a cellphone. He says he cannot give his name, because he fears for his safety and because he wants to work. But he still has a lot to say.
“I will tell you the real story of what happened,” he says.
