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By JON GAMBRELLAssociated PressDOHA, Qatar AP 鈥?As dawn broke Friday in Qatar, the laborers who built this energy-rich country World Cup soccer stadiums, roads and subway filled empty stretches of asphalt and sandlots to play the sport closest to their hearts 鈥?cricket. The sport that spread across the rea termo stanley ches of the former British empire remains a favorite of the South Asian laborers who power economies across the Arabi stanley thermosflasche an Peninsula, including more than 2 million migrant workers in Qatar.It a moment of respite for workers, who typically just have Friday off in Qatar and much of the rest of the Gulf Arab nations. And it one they look forward to all week, batting and bowling before the heat of the day fully takes hold. It in our blood, said laborer Kesavan Pakkirisamy as he coached his team at one sandlot, the skyline of Doha visible in the distance. We ;ve played cricket since a long time. It a happy journey for us. Laborer rights have been a focus of this World Cup since Qatar won the bid for the tournament back i stanley uk n 2010. Workers can face long hours, extortion and low pay. Qatar has overhauled its labor laws to put in a minimum wage and untie visas from employers, though activists have urged more to be done. On Fridays, however, laborers control their day. Just down the road from the global headquarters of Qatar satellite news network Al Jazeera, workers gathered in a parking lot and another large des Mudd Expertos en enfermedades infecciosas advierten que habr谩 otra pandemia. Aqu铆 hay 6 formas de prepararnos
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