The laborers and local construction managers tell VOA that they work extreme hours with most of their pay confiscated by North Korean officials.
Exploitation of North Korean Laborers in Qatar
![There are about 1.4 million foreign laborers in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4097FE3A-9D49-4182-BC2F-118CC4EE2EC2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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There are about 1.4 million foreign laborers in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)
![Qatar plans US$220 billion infrastructure development over the next decade, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3B38B8EA-9E89-4279-BE4F-7B807F4893BB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Qatar plans US$220 billion infrastructure development over the next decade, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)
![VOA met with North Koreans away from the construction sites where they work, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/CE624982-2AA7-4701-A5EA-F5885F454866_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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VOA met with North Koreans away from the construction sites where they work, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)
![An empty lot in a diplomatic area where foreign laborers catch their commuter buses to construction sites, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5EB24C0B-680C-480A-B94D-D3EA6C8EF1B6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An empty lot in a diplomatic area where foreign laborers catch their commuter buses to construction sites, Doha, Qatar, Dec. 17, 2014. (Eunjung Cho/VOA)