World Cup host Qatar arrests workers after protests – AP

At least 60 foreign workers were detained, according to a report and advocacy group

FIFA World Cup host Qatar arrested at least 60 foreign workers that were protesting late pay and also deported some of them, according to an advocacy group. 

Qatar has faced international scrutiny over its labor practices since being named the host of the international football tournament, and like many other Gulf Arab countries, relies heavily on foreign laborers from countries such as India and the Philippines.

Video footage shared online shows around 60 workers angrily protesting having gone as many as seven months without pay outside the Al Bandary International Group's Doha offices on August 14. 

The Al Bandary International Group is a conglomerate that includes construction, hotel, real estate, and food service ventures among others under its umbrella.

And while it hasn't responded to a request from the Associated Press to comment on the matter, the Qatari government has acknowledged that the company hadn't paid the workers their salaries and promised that the country's Labor Ministry would pay "all delayed salaries and benefits."

"The company was already under investigation by the authorities for nonpayment of wages before the incident, and now further action is being taken after a deadline to settle outstanding salary payments was missed," the government added, while also saying that a number of protesters were "detained for breaching public safety laws" to the AP.

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