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Qatar, a tiny country smaller than Connecticut, has been at the center of world attention over the last few weeks because of the World Cup. But its hosting of the World Cup has also shone a on its human rights record. According to government estimates, over 30,000 foreign laborers, mostly men from south Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, were brought in to build stadiums. The Gulf state also its airport and constructed new hotels, rail and highways. “However good the football has often been, the has come at a heavy cost for hundreds of thousands of workers who have paid illegal recruitment fees, had wages stolen or even lost their lives,” Amnesty International’s head of economic and social justice Steve Cockburn said. FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday organizers and volunteers for staging the “best World Cup ever” -- but critics have said his comment ignored the sacrifices of migrant workers, often subjected to harsh and squalid living and working conditions.