What Happens to the Migrant Workers Who Built the World Cup?

By Nicole Salazar, Pramod Acharya, Sarah Kerr and Ben Laffin •December 12, 2022

The World Cup was a $220 billion construction project powered by migrant workers. We went to Nepal — a major source of labor for Qatar — to find out what’s driving workers to do dangerous jobs that many say they can’t afford to lose.