The rush to complete stadiums within tight deadlines increases the pressure and the exploitation of vulnerable migrant workers, who face dire conditions, inadequate pay, and restricted freedom. To understand the implications of migrant labor, and its nexus to capital, it is instrumental to draw parallels. Differential citizenships seem key to both scenarios. National borders, delineated by the state apparatus, set limits not solely on the geographies of nation-states. These restrictions extend to certain forms of proletarian solidarity.