Arnold Dix helped thousands of migrant workers who were forced to endure slave-like conditions in Qatar in the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This is why he has been anonymous for so long.
Before Arnold Dix saved dozens from an underground tomb, he was a hero for Qatar 's World Cup 'slaves'Before Arnold Dix was hailed a hero for helping rescue 41 men trapped underground in India, he was already a "silent hero" to thousands of migrant workers forced to live in slave-like conditions in Qatar .
Lawal credits Dix with pulling him out of poverty in Qatar, helping him to reverse his bad fortunes after he fell victim to an employment scam. "We're about 100 black people and you're right in the middle of us. You make me personally comfortable … Prior to you, I never stood next to any white man."Dix employed Lawal, training him and certifying him as a safety officer, which enabled Lawal to find a better job and save enough money to leave for the US.
He was shocked by the way desperate migrants were treated in the streets, as if they were invisible. "People would just walk right past," he says. "In my culture, good deeds are to be remembered and retold," Gadimoh writes in a letter. "I don't think Prof is a rich man — what I saw was that he was prepared what he had with others. I think he is just a working man with a humanitarian heart."Gail Greenwood, Dix's long-time business manager in Australia who spent time working with him in Qatar, says Dix sold property to fund the mission and devoted all his earnings from that time to helping the stranded foreigners.
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