Op-Ed: Put an asterisk on the Qatar World Cup (via latimesopinion)
, and workers there have acquired more rights and a minimum wage, but their working conditions remain grim.
The Qataris accuse their Western critics of a double standard on human rights. They aren’t entirely wrong: Plenty of other autocratic regimes have hosted World Cups over the past century.For the first time, the FIFA World Cup is heading to the Middle East for a fall showcase. Here is The Times’ complete coverage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
What makes Qatar’s World Cup bid singularly cynical is how little — beyond deep pockets — it had to offer as an offset against its deficits.
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