Without people like him, Qatar would have been a disgrace to the world – not even the sidewalks would have been finished in time. Nevertheless, the Ghanaian guest worker now has to wrestle with relentless bureaucracy for every euro he has earned. And about his future.
Thomas the Ghanaian construction worker is standing on an expressway in the industrial area of Doha, where Qatar is little more than sun, dust and disgrace, gazing wearily at a branch office of the Ministry of Labor. He says: “Today we will not be sent away again.” He says: “Today you have to make a decision.” He says: “That is our right.”
He encourages himself because nothing is given to him here in Qatar, let alone courage. Here in Qatar, it has to be said, Thomas is being robbed.