The plight of migrant workers who continue to be abused and exploited while working in Qatar will cast a shadow over the IAAF World Athletics Championships...

Many of the athletics events at Doha will be held in the Khalifa Stadium. Previous Amnesty research has highlighted the systematic exploitation of migrant workers during the stadium’s construction.

Allan Hogarth, Amnesty International UK’s Head of Policy and Government Affairs, said:

"Qatar’s shameful record over the exploitation of migrant workers in the country mustn’t be airbrushed out of the picture...

“It’s true the Qatari Government has announced labour reforms and we’ve welcomed these, but the fact is that migrant workers in Qatar are still largely at the mercy of unscrupulous employers."