Qatar World Cup. What are your thoughts?

[Thankyou4calling]

I’m just back from Qatar and one of my foremost thoughts was that the World Cup has the potential to be an unmitigated disaster.

The country is simply not suited to football as it currently is.

I have visions of huge numbers of fans endeavouring to have what they consider a “Great time” which is the total opposite to the Qatari idea of a great time.

And that’s if many even bother to book. Travel to any current is a complete utter ballache at present and that doesn’t help.

What are other people’s thoughts?

[Thankyou4calling]

My concern Is that Qatar likely see it as a big family event, everything there is sanitised and controlled.

English football fans dont take kindly to being controlled. It’s tribal. They are loud, boisterous, drinking, essentially taking over an area.

Do that in Qatar and it won’t end well.

I’m not feeling hopeful.

[Thankyou4calling]

I’ve quite a few distant relatives working as “Slaves” in Qatar. Wife puts them forward for a job in security or similar, they’re from her village in kenya.

They absolutely lap it up.

Work 6 days a week, live in company supplied dormitory accommodation, meals and uniform all included.

They take home £500 a month. That sounds low but they’ve no bills other than £10 a month for there phone. £400 a month goes back to Kenya. In 3 years they can build a basic house and open a shop. Every job is over subscribed and those that get one are ecstatic.

Certainly no gangmasters or co- ercion and H and S is very strictly enforced. They love a hi viz and car search.

Edited by Thankyou4calling on Saturday 5th February 22:01

[Thankyou4calling]

Driver101 said:

Is there a woosh parrot coming for me?

£500 per month for working 6 days a week is a good deal?

Accommodation and food provided, but how can anyone live a life spending £90 per month?

I assume the food and accommodation will reflect the wages.

I’d suggest the vast majority in the UK don’t have £490 a month left over each month after all bills are paid.

No income tax
Full healthcare
No electricity bill
Gas bill
Travel costs are pennies (free to work)
No council tax
Food supplied
Uniform supplies
No water bill
No car costs

It’s a VERY good deal indeed and even with a social activity once a week you can save £400 a month.

In Kenya (other countries are available) MILLIONS sit at the roadside selling fruit, secondhand clothes or bread for £3 a day.

I’m employing tradespeople at present, I’ve 12 working on a house and the wage bill for all is £120 a day TOTAL not each.

Maybe I’m a gang master?

As Mike above says, we mostly haven’t a clue what life’s like for someone in a Third World Country.

There’s no benefit system or safety net, no healthcare provision, pension, no leisure centres or libraries just get up and try and get through that day.

A job in Qatar is a dream.

Edited by Thankyou4calling on Sunday 6th February 05:08

[Thankyou4calling]

Driver101 said:

They aren't in Kenya. They're in Qatar.

£500 per month is a very good deal for working in Qatar?

I’ve broken it all down for you and you can see that workers are absolutely fine on that money in Qatar.

[Thankyou4calling]

TEKNOPUG said:

You're paying people £10 a day to build you house?

Yes which is a bit above market rate.

My house keeper is paid £100 a month but lives in.

Edited by Thankyou4calling on Sunday 6th February 15:54

[Thankyou4calling]

That’s right Countdown.

I live in Kenya, a police officers salary is 30,000 ksh a month, £200.

So £10 a day for a labourer is decent money and £500 a month tax free plus meals and accommodation in Qatar is phenomenal.

How do people think a newly landed immigrant in the UK gets by on minimum wage? They don’t rent an apartment in Chelsea!

As I’ve said £500 a month in Qatar allows someone to send A LOT of money home and set themselves up for life.

Likewise £10 a day allows you to live fine here in Kenya.