It is hard to fathom just how much construction is going on around Doha (and possibly the whole of Qatar). One thing that isn’t that difficult to understand is how any country (regardless of wealth) can afford to have so much construction going on at any one time… cheap labour! These two guys were perched on the 8th story of yet another new building just down from Ramada Junction… middle of the day, on a Friday. There is some form of OHS here, but I don’t think it is enforced… likewise the workers are paid much more than they get in their home-countries, so just do what needs to be done when it needs to be done rather than going through the whole process of not being able to do this and that, at this time or another… something needs to be done, they just do it.
I have decided my current perception of this is… more power to them! While they are underpaid from a western perspective, at the same time they are well paid from a non-western perspective. Should there be more safety regulations enforced… probably… but at the end of the day things need to be done and they are just getting on with it… I just hope what there REAL expat labour force is doing is appreciated
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