Complete with a massive LCD screen, pulsating music and official FIFA branding, thousands of expat workers have made the atmosphere at the World Cup fan zone lively
“I came here to watch the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia game on the big screen with my friends. It is easy for us to come here as all other fan zones are very far from us,” Lavlu Chadra Das, a worker from Bangladesh, tells“In Bangladesh, everyone supports Argentina. I have been supporting Argentina since I was a kid. I consider myself very lucky to witness the World Cup.”
The preparation of the host country for the games was a massive undertaking, and it was accomplished largely by expat workers. Under radical changes made in 2020, the Qatari government abolished a system of ‘no-objection certificate’ which required employees to obtain permission from their present employers before switching jobs. Lavlu Chadra Das, an expat worker from Bangladesh, speaks with TRT World. — Franziska Niehus
“Because of our working hours, and other inconveniences, most of us cannot go to the stadiums to watch matches. Tickets are also expensive, so I’m glad they set up a fan zone here for us,” says Kanamungo Mitao, a security guard. Most workersspoke to expressed disappointment over not being able to afford stadıum tickets to any of the games as their salaries were less than 2,000 Qatari riyals per month, and a ticket for a game cost on average about $200.
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