EXPLAINED: Pete pattisson - The Real Truth

‘It’s not about the Qur’an, it’s about the money’: how boys of five are forced to beg on Senegal’s streets

An old west African practice of sending children away to study is being used as a cover for trafficking, say human rights groups

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

‘The whole country is doing it’: how illegal kidney traders target Pakistan’s desperate brick kiln workers

Enslaved by debt, victims often feel compelled to sell an organ to repay loans – but can find themselves even worse off after the procedure

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

‘Many migrant workers will die’: the likely human cost of awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Millions of migrants will build stadiums, transport networks and hotels. But testimonies from Bangladeshis who have worked there suggest abuse is deeply entrenched in the Gulf kingdom

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Families mourn ‘devastating’ suicide rates among Nepal’s migrant workers

Almost 12% of Nepali migrant workers who die abroad, mainly in the Gulf and Malaysia, take their own lives

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023

Security guards in Qatar still being paid as little as 35p an hour

Fifa and Qatar claimed the World Cup would transform workers’ rights, but 100 days on from the final, the Guardian has found that for some it has become worse

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

‘Legacy, what legacy?’ Fight goes on for migrant workers in Qatar 100 days after World Cup

The eyes of the world are no longer on Doha and, although some progress has been made, many workers feel let down

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

‘I haven’t earned a single rial’: Qatar migrant labourers left stranded and jobless after the World Cup

Visa scams and a collapsed job market mean that 100 days on from the World Cup final, many workers face destitution despite promises of rights reforms

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023

‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers

As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’s creaking healthcare system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Ten years of hurt: how the Guardian reported Qatar’s World Cup working conditions

As the tournament begins we look back over a decade in which our coverage of conditions for migrant workers has been instrumental in forcing change

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

The human cost of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar façade is state-of-the-art installations with new stadiums, hotels and tourist facilities. But the horrific human cost behind the glittering image is shocking: unpaid wages, seized passports, physical abuse and even deaths. Photojournalist Pete Pattisson has investigated the situation and joins us for Perspective.

France 24 · Oct 4, 2022