In June 2020, Amnesty International had revealed that around 100 employees of Qatar Meta Coats, a design and construction company subcontracted for work on Al Bayt Stadium, had not been paid for up to seven months and were owed between QR8,000 (US$2,200) and over QR60,000 (US$16,500) in salaries and allowances.
The company had also failed to renew employees’ residence permits, leaving them at risk of detention and…