Labor City

Project Name :Labor City
Category :Commercial & Residential
Sub Category :Labor City
Scope of Work : Design and build Labor City at Industrial area

Location : Messaimeer, Industrial Area , Qatar
Duration : Mar-2012 to May-2015
Client : Private Engineering Office
Website : http://www.alaliengineering.net

An enormous worker complex in Qatar just outside of Doha. Labor City can accommodate some 70,000 foreign workers, who come to the Gulf state to participate in its grand construction projects, such as those for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The countrys Special Engineering Office officially presented the housing project which is set to house some 68,640 workers.

Sundays ceremony in the capital, Doha, was opened by Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani and the Labour Minister Abdullah al-Khulaifi, who reiterated that improving living standards for migrant workers has become the countrys priority.

Labour City, which lies just 14 kilometers from Doha and covers an area of 1,100,000 square meters, is just one of seven house complexes that the government is building to house almost 260,000 labor migrants.