Kenneth returned to Ghana after spending 4 years in Qatar. Back home, he took up football again, trained with a local team, and did some coaching.
Kenneth exchanged rings with his partner Abigail at a ceremony in Accra in 2022. Husband and wife are living together in Ghana, and Kenneth now raises livestock for a living.
Updated January 2023.
Calton still lives in Qatar and recently started working as a delivery driver there. During the World Cup he volunteered at one of the stadiums.
Calton hopes to return home to Kenya someday to open a business with his savings.
Updated January 2023.
Samuel moved back to Ghana in the summer of 2017 after developing a chronic injury from operating heavy construction machinery.
Since returning, Samuel has been working as a door-to-door salesman. He still plays football in his spare time and even coaches young goalkeepers.
Updated January 2023
Umesh moved back to India after living abroad for six years in the UAE and Qatar.
Back in his native Kerala, Umesh earned his coaching certificates from the Indian Football Federation and now works full time with young players, including his two sons, Rooney and Robin.
Updated January 2023
Padam moved back to Nepal to reunite with his wife after living apart for 8 years. While there, he held a leading role within the Christian community as a preacher but could not find steady work.
In December 2017 he moved to Dubai to take a job as a security guard.
His wife received a standing ovation at a screening of the film in Kathmandu and is very proud of her husband.
Updated January 2023
Paul returned to Nairobi, Kenya soon after we completed filming,
He has since returned to the Gulf states working as a security guard in the UAE and Qatar.
Updated January 2023
A lot of lovely people have been asking us how they can help out the men in our film and people like them. Please do keep sending us your questions and ideas and we will do our best to follow them up!
Some people have asked to donate money to them directly. We have set up a Paypal account for them that will be divided and shared every time it hits 1000 USD. The link is here paypal.me/workersdonationfund or get in touch with us for bank details if you prefer a direct transfer. (The name on the Paypal when you click through is of our London-based producer Rosie, she runs the bank account, and will be making sure the donations go directly to the men without any intermediaries taking a cut).
You can also leave messages for the men in the film via the Contact page or in the Paypal message if you are making a donation.
If you would like to support an organisation that works directly to change the lives of men like those in the film and their families we can suggest: Amnesty International, Migrant Rights, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre or Human Rights Watch and there are so many more.