Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- Kishor from Paanchthar went to work in Qatar nearly six months ago. To get a job in the Gulf nation, he had submitted Rs160,000 to a recruitment agency in Kathmandu to pay a supply company that outsources workers for various Qatari employers.

Kishor had gone in search of greener pastures. But upon reaching Qatar, which is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022, Kishor, and tens of thousands of foreign workers like him, started facing various forms of exploitation at the hands of employers.

"We paid between Rs130,000 and Rs180,000 to various recruiting agencies to get here. Now we are struggling for money and food," said Kishor, who wished to be identified by his first name only.

After being unpaid for months, Kishor and ...