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grandtheftdragon t1_ix5yclx wrote

Reply to comment by DSEEE in [OC] Sex Ratio Imbalances in Persian Gulf Countries by kgunnar

Qatar (and likely others who do this kind of labor system) designates most parts of Doha as family zones. This restricts the non citizens (employed bachelors) to ghettos set up for the migrants, which they are pretty much confined to outside of work.

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Doinjustgood t1_ix78soc wrote

Yep, ghetto is definitely the right word. I'm from Nepal and hearing from sb who used to work there, it wasn't necessarily a confinement. But the buildings in those sectors were completely inhabited by men. And when people returned to their room after dark, they'd often get raped, beaten or robbed by other violent workers. So basically life is: go to work, return to room, go to work....

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