it required moroccan prosecutors to investigate the backgrounds of kafala applicants, and to deny kafalal foreigners who were not regular residents of morocco, to stop suspected conversions to christianity once children left the country. >> ( translated ): when the circular came out, we attempted to understand why. and we went with other associations to see the minister. he explained to us that he received letters which said that children of morocco, when they were taken into foreign kafala they were abused, they had their religion and identity changed. voila, that was it. >> ( translated ): we had children that foreign families wanted. then the circular was issued and their kafala was stopped. it was a shock for our institution but of course also a shock for the families. they would sit and cry and say, "why won't they give them to us?" >> reporter: moroccan television chronicled the struggle of these foreign parents who found themselves caught in morocco their soon-to-be children still in orphanages, unable to leave; the parents forced to rent apartments nearby, unsure how long they'd

. >> reporter: they work under the kafala sim, relying on employers for housing, passports and moneyf course it feels like prison this worker says. nobody likes it but we have no choice. >> if your employer is abusive or forces you to work long hours, to live in squalid conditions there's really nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: fifa could have done something. like not an estimated $200 billion project buy a history of human rights abuse but according to several published reports, bribes took precedent. qatar recently instituted workplace reforms but critics are unconvinced. last year workers are the responsibility of the companies who hire them not of fifa. fans are speaking up. artists online are hosting altered logos such as these to draw the attention of sponsors. visa and adidas expressed concern saying their urging fifa to take action. wednesday five former and current players called for change in an open letter to the guardian writing we stand with the workers in qatar. so while we're all terribly offended by the $150 million in alleged bribes and the fact that fifa ex