article_snippet: Allegations of widespread corruption and collusion dogged the process from the outset.
article_snippet: Then there has been the worldwide condemnation of the treatment of workers hired to build the infrastructure (World Cup is set to cost an estimated £138billion – about 60 times more than World Cup in 2010).
article_snippet: Human rights groups have accused World Cup of failing to deal with the abuse of migrants, with almost 200 workers dying in World Cup and a significant number believed to have sustained injuries due to unsafe working practices.
article_snippet: Campaigners also revealed how workers toiled for long hours for pitiful wages in unsafe and insanitary conditions.