Due to preparations for Qatar's 2022 World Cup.
I read a lot of shitty news daily but for some reason just chancing up in this headline felt particularly sobering and struck me.
The 6500+ dead apparently come from five South Asian countries of Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This number was presented by the British newspaper The Guardian and compiled from government sources starting in December of 2010 when Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. This averages out to about twelve dead workers a week.
The number is likely higher because the report excludes deaths from other popular countries that supply migrant workers such as Kenya or the Philippines.
I read a lot of shitty news daily but for some reason just chancing up in this headline felt particularly sobering and struck me.
6,500 migrant worker deaths while Qatar rejoices in WC 2022 preparations saddens South Asian nations
According to a report published in The Guardian, migrant workers in excess of 6,500 from five South Asian nations -- Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- have lost their lives since the Gulf nation Qatar was granted the right to host the 2022 football World Cup.
thehimalayantimes.com
The 6500+ dead apparently come from five South Asian countries of Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This number was presented by the British newspaper The Guardian and compiled from government sources starting in December of 2010 when Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. This averages out to about twelve dead workers a week.
The number is likely higher because the report excludes deaths from other popular countries that supply migrant workers such as Kenya or the Philippines.