’21st Century slave labor’: Shocking E:60 story on terrible conditions for workers preparing for 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Update to update: ESPN just announced that it will re-air this episode on Saturday at 7 a.m. on ESPN2. Set your DVR.

Update: When I first did this post, I did have an embed for the video. A password has since put on the video, precluding access. Also, ESPN, due to various restraints, can’t post the piece on its site at this time.

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This story that aired on E:60 last night is nothing short of shocking. Remarkable journalism by Jeremy Schaap and producer Beein Gim, who risked arrest by filming the abhorrent conditions in Qatar where workers are being housed.

The final scene is chilling.

This piece also casts FIFA in a terrible light for awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Thousands could die in constructing the lavish $200 billion operation.

Fox Sports has the rights to that event, along with 2018. It begs the question of whether ESPN would have done this story if it was in line to air the Qatar Cup.

“Our editorial and business relationship are always separate,” said ESPN PR rep David Scott, who also noted that ESPN could be dealing with FIFA on future World Cups.

The bottom line: Schaap and Gin told an important story that deserves the attention of the entire world.

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Thanks for posting, Ed. I failed to set the DVR for this and was hoping to find out when it re-airs. Unfortunately, this video is password protected. I saw elsewhere that the password is “e60” but Iit does not seem to be accepting that now. Any insight?

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