More than half of Qatar’s population live in ‘labour camps’ – census

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<p>‘More tha 58 perce t of Qatar’s pop latio live i what the gover me t calls ‘labor camps,’ accor i g to the Mi istry of Developme t Pla i g a Statistics.</p>
<p>Some 1.4 millio of the co try’s 2.4 millio pop latio live i the camps, accor i g to a April 2015 ce s s release o S ay a cite by AFP.</p>
<p>Qatar’s pop latio has grow to more 2.5 millio si ce the ce s s, reflecti g the large i fl x of migra t workers, largely from So th Asia, that have bee bro ght i to carry o t i frastr ct re work i the oil-rich G lf state. I 1986, the pop latio was j st 373,000.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/345565-qatar-labor-camps-pop latio /? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: More tha half of Qatar’s pop latio live i ‘labo r camps’ – ce s s</a></p>