It's good that people feel so sorry for these poor Asians who are being severely underpaid, overworked, and made to live in crappy conditions.

But if the burden on improving their conditions falls to Doha residents who feel sorry for them, when will their employers ever be likely to actually pay them a decent wage?

It's not as if the big companies can't afford to add a few hundred riyals per month on to their salary. They just are being told that they don't have to, because the general public is going to pay this extra amount indirectly through donated soap.

It really is pathetic that laborers are being treated this way by their employers.