Brazil World Cup Seeks Haitian Migrants Amid Worker Shortage
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A company building one of the 12 stadiums for next year’s soccer World Cup in Brazil is recruiting Haitian workers after falling months behind schedule.
Construction firm Mendes Junior has brought in more than 100 workers from the Caribbean country to help complete the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, according to Mauricio Guimaraes, special secretary for the World Cup for the state of Mato Grosso. Even with the additional assistance, the stadium, where seats have yet to be installed and work on the roof remains unfinished, will miss a Dec. 31 deadline by at least two months, Guimaraes said.