For the Qataris, it was a cheap source of docile labor. For the North Korean regime, these overseas workers were a useful way to evade international sanctions and earn hard currency, in part to finance its burgeoning nuclear and missile programs. The glitzy new hotels and ultramodern stadiums constructed for soccer’s biggest event hide an ugly reality: the deplorable living and working conditions of the people who built them-and the governments that were eager to exploit their labor for profit.
When tourists flood Qatar for the FIFA World Cup later this month, they will find themselves-likely without knowing it-in facilities that North Korean laborers helped build.
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