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organisation called International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) looked at working conditions of builders in Qatar. It is worried about workers. It said they receive very low pay and their work is very dangerous. Sometimes employers do not give workers their salary. construction companies take away worker's passports. men do not get free drinking water, even though they work in temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius. Nepal's embassy in Qatar's capital city, Doha, said 44 Nepalese workers died in two months this summer. Most of men died from heart attacks or workplace accidents. The ITUC says that up to 4,000 workers could die before World Cup starts in 2022.

Many people are shocked about treatment of workers in Qatar. ITUC said that what is happening at World Cup building sites is like modern-day slavery. Nepalese ambassador to Qatar, Maya Kumari Sharma, said country was like " open jail" for workers. Aidan McQuade, director of Anti-Slavery International, said World Cup is being built using slave labour. Qatar's government also said it was shocked. spokesperson said: "There is no excuse for any worker in Qatar to be treated in this manner. health, safety, well-being and dignity of every worker that contributes to staging 2022 FIFA World Cup is of utmost importance."