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But in HRW's interviews with 73 migrant construction workers they reported a host of problems, including unpaid wages, illegal salary deductions, crowded and unsanitary labor camps, and unsafe working conditions.
CNN: Qatar warned over World Cup labor laws
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About 20 million migrant workers at factories and construction sites have already lost their jobs, according to government s estimates.
FORBES: China's Export Powerhouse Looking Winded
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This is partly because many of these job losses have been in industries such as toymaking, textiles and construction, which use migrant and unskilled workers.
ECONOMIST: Business in Asia
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Perhaps the most rapid change has taken place in North Carolina, where a technology and construction boom has sucked in hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, swelling the Hispanic population by more than 1, 000% since 1990.
ECONOMIST: Among the very poor, the American Dream is alive and well
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Qatar and other Gulf states have long been criticised by international labour and human rights organisation for the poor treatment of migrant workers who suffer from low wages, high death rates on construction sites and substandard living conditions.
BBC: 2022 World Cup: Qatar says charter will protect workers
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While the number of migrant workers in China rose 3.9% last year, manufacturers face stiff competition from construction, mining and other industries for staff.
WSJ: China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers