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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #45867 World Cup in Qatar
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Qatar,  a  tiny  country  smaller  than  Connecticut,  has  been  at  the  center  of  world  attention  over  the  last  few  weeks  because  of  the  World  Cup.  But  its  hosting  of  the  World  Cup  has  also  shone  a    on  its  human  rights  record.  According  to  government  estimates,  over  30,000  foreign  laborers,  mostly  men  from  south  Asian  countries  like  India,  Pakistan,  Nepal  and  Bangladesh,  were  brought  in  to  build  stadiums.  The  Gulf  state  also    its  airport  and  constructed  new  hotels,  rail  and  highways.  "However  good  the  football  has  often  been,  the    has  come  at  a  heavy  cost  for  hundreds  of  thousands  of  workers  who  have  paid  illegal  recruitment  fees,  had  wages  stolen  or  even  lost  their  lives,"  Amnesty  International's  head  of  economic  and  social  justice  Steve  Cockburn  said.  FIFA  president  Gianni  Infantino  on  Friday    organizers  and  volunteers  for  staging  the  "best  World  Cup  ever"    but  critics  have  said  his  comment  ignored  the  sacrifices  of  migrant  workers,  often  subjected  to  harsh  and  squalid  living  and  working  conditions.

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