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Qatar builds seven 'cities' to house 258,000 World Cup migrant labourers

Qatar will build seven “cities” to house 258,000 migrant labourers who are building major infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup, officials said on Tuesday.

Ministers said all seven should be built by the end of 2016 and that the largest, Labour city – for 70,000 people and with a 24,000-seat cricket stadium – will house workers in the next few weeks and cost $825m (740m euros).

The decision to build more modern facilities comes after continued criticism of the accommodation provided by Qatar for vast numbers of migrant workers and after Doha admitted substandard and illegal living conditions were still being used.

Qatar builds seven 'cities' to house 258,000 World Cup migrant labourers