DOHA, Aug 19 (IPS) — The author is one of the 93 migrant work­ers Human Rights Watch inter­viewed for a recent report on salary abus­es ahead of Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup, he has request­ed anonymi­ty for his safe­ty; work visas and res­i­dence per­mits for migrant work­ers in Qatar are direct­ly tied to employ­ers, hence work­ers are often afraid to speak pub­licly against salary abus­esLike thou­sands of migrant work­ers from Africa and Asia, I am final­ly in the land of my dreams, Qatar. I knew work­ing here would be tough, but I thought I would be able to reg­u­lar­ly send mon­ey home to my fam­i­ly and live decently.

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