Qatar: 400-500 migrant workers died amid World Cup building

A photo shows a tournament sign on the Corniche promenade as skyscrapers of the West Bay are seen in the background in Doha, on November 28, 2022, during Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 6:34 PM PT – Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Qatari officials say hundreds of migrant workers died while working on projects related to the World Cup.

Nepali migrant workers died in Qatar stadiums. The families of deceased are in pain. Children are to deprive of education. Their voices are not raised adequately in national media. But a group of Nepali editors enjoy dinner offered by Qatari envoy to Nepal. Cheers! pic.twitter.com/bgqV1vRjTI

— Bhadra Sharma (@bhadrarukum) November 29, 2022

The Secretary of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy recently said the number of deaths is anywhere from 400 to 500.

He added that the workers died while building the $200 billion project that included several stadiums, metro-lines and new infrastructure.

Officials previously reported worker deaths at 40, with 37 being non-work-related deaths such as heart attacks or COVID-19.

The new data has reinvigorated criticisms of the Middle Eastern country for its’ several human rights abuses.

“The World Cup shouldn’t be here, you’ve got a country and the way they treat migrant workers, gay people. We’re on about spreading the game but dismissing human rights, it’s not right. It shouldn’t be here.”
Powerful words from Roy Keane about the World Cup in Qatar pic.twitter.com/lAUbItPC0Z
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