The laborers and local construction managers tell VOA that they work extreme hours with most of their pay confiscated by North Korean officials.
ແຮງງານເກົາຫຼີິເໜືອ ໃນກາຕ້າ
![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)
໑
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)
໒
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)
໓
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)
໔
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)