PunchLiner: Why have all the guns from the west been directed at Qatar right now? What will the west gain by such attacks? Every now and then the attacks begin as if there has been in advance some time frames set for the attacks. The west has also a lot of stake here. The World Cup would provide many job opportunities to westerners at terms they could never dream of back home. It will be they who would be taking most of the pie while sitting in air conditioned offices, driving fancy cars, brooding over which building of "Pearl Tower" to live in; and not the workers from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc who would be toiling in the summer's heat to complete the projects timely. Frankly, the only good thing that may come out from such criticisms is that Qatar may be forced to revamp the old systems of Kafala and NOC and improve working conditions for workers. They have already begun taking such steps with more improvements and changes expected in the near future. Such steps, if taken, would no doubt go to boost Qatar's image and would help quash the negative views of the country that is currently going around. Let's hope for the best.
PunchLiner: Why have all the guns from the west been directed at Qatar right now? What will the west gain by such attacks? Every now and then the attacks begin as if there has been in advance some time frames set for the attacks. The west has also a lot of stake here. The World Cup would provide many job opportunities to westerners at terms they could never dream of back home. It will be they who would be taking most of the pie while sitting in air conditioned offices, driving fancy cars, brooding over which building of "Pearl Tower" to live in; and not the workers from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc who would be toiling in the summer's heat to complete the projects timely. Frankly, the only good thing that may come out from such criticisms is that Qatar may be forced to revamp the old systems of Kafala and NOC and improve working conditions for workers. They have already begun taking such steps with more improvements and changes expected in the near future. Such steps, if taken, would no doubt go to boost Qatar's image and would help quash the negative views of the country that is currently going around. Let's hope for the best.