Labour City, Qatar
It includes multiple facilities, namely a 17,000-seat theatre, commercial centres, markets, four cinemas, a cricket field, two police stations, two mosques, a medical centre and a dedicated maintenance building. The city accommodation phase consists of 55 buildings (G+2). Each building has 312 rooms (24 sqm each), six dining halls, six kitchens and six laundry rooms. There is a very high degree of surveillance and security within the area.
Despite the accommodation and amenities it brings, Labour City has been criticised to be part of a broader urban planning strategy to segregate Qatar's low-income workforce from the general population and away from established residential areas in a forced-gentrification fashion.
History
Constructed in phases, the official opening ceremony was held on 1 November 2015. 50,000 workers were already living in its 55 large dormitory buildings.
See also
References
- ^ "PM inaugurates largest Labour City in Gulf region". Gulf Times. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.