The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism

<p dir="ltr">Since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, the Qatari government has channelled billions of dollars into infrastructural development to prepare for the tournament, which has ramped up the country's already high reliance on migrant labour. The international sp...

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Main Author: Zahra Babar (20139827) (author)
Other Authors: Neha Vora (14780443) (author)
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racial capitalism
racial labour hierarchies
race in the Persian Gulf
Qatar 2022
migrant labour in the Persian Gulf
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description <p dir="ltr">Since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, the Qatari government has channelled billions of dollars into infrastructural development to prepare for the tournament, which has ramped up the country's already high reliance on migrant labour. The international spotlight on migrant labour abuse has also become more intense as the date of the event approaches. Yet, human rights discourses surrounding World Cup 2022 continue to paint a simplistic and incomplete picture of migrant labour in the Gulf, where racism and its correctives are defined through the white gaze, with undercurrents of Orientalism and Islamophobia. In contrast, we offer a historical and transnational framework for understanding contemporary racialised labour and immigration systems in the Gulf. Effectively improving everyday life for migrant workers in the Gulf requires engaging both local stakeholders and the multiple actors and institutions—both inside and outside Qatar—involved in reproducing these systems.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Political Quarterly<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.13154" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.13154</a></p>
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spelling The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial CapitalismZahra Babar (20139827)Neha Vora (14780443)Human societyDevelopment studiesPolitical scienceSociologyracial capitalismracial labour hierarchiesrace in the Persian GulfQatar 2022migrant labour in the Persian Gulf<p dir="ltr">Since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, the Qatari government has channelled billions of dollars into infrastructural development to prepare for the tournament, which has ramped up the country's already high reliance on migrant labour. The international spotlight on migrant labour abuse has also become more intense as the date of the event approaches. Yet, human rights discourses surrounding World Cup 2022 continue to paint a simplistic and incomplete picture of migrant labour in the Gulf, where racism and its correctives are defined through the white gaze, with undercurrents of Orientalism and Islamophobia. In contrast, we offer a historical and transnational framework for understanding contemporary racialised labour and immigration systems in the Gulf. Effectively improving everyday life for migrant workers in the Gulf requires engaging both local stakeholders and the multiple actors and institutions—both inside and outside Qatar—involved in reproducing these systems.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: The Political Quarterly<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.13154" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.13154</a></p>2022-07-12T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1111/1467-923x.13154https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_2022_World_Cup_and_Migrants_Rights_in_Qatar_Racialised_Labour_Hierarchies_and_the_Influence_of_Racial_Capitalism/29096348CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/290963482022-07-12T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
Zahra Babar (20139827)
Human society
Development studies
Political science
Sociology
racial capitalism
racial labour hierarchies
race in the Persian Gulf
Qatar 2022
migrant labour in the Persian Gulf
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title The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
title_full The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
title_fullStr The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
title_full_unstemmed The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
title_short The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
title_sort The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
topic Human society
Development studies
Political science
Sociology
racial capitalism
racial labour hierarchies
race in the Persian Gulf
Qatar 2022
migrant labour in the Persian Gulf