More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago - an average of 12 migrant workers each week - @guardian theguardian.com/global-develop…
"The findings expose Qatar’s failure to protect its 2 million-strong migrant workforce, or even investigate the causes of the apparently high rate of death among the largely young workers." 
Qatar’s intense summer heat is likely to be a significant factor in many worker deaths. theguardian.com/global-develop…
Fuck Fifa:
“With the very stringent health and safety measures on site … the frequency of accidents on Fifa World Cup construction sites has been low when compared to other major construction projects around the world,” a spokesperson for Fifa said, without providing evidence.
“With the very stringent health and safety measures on site … the frequency of accidents on Fifa World Cup construction sites has been low when compared to other major construction projects around the world,” a spokesperson for Fifa said, without providing evidence.
Qatar continues to “drag its feet on this critical and urgent issue in apparent disregard for workers’ lives”, said Hiba Zayadin, Gulf researcher for Human Rights Watch @hrw.
“We have called on Qatar to amend its law on autopsies to require forensic investigations into all sudden or unexplained deaths, and pass legislation to require that all death certificates include reference to a medically meaningful cause of death,” she said.
Who in good conscience can watch the fucking travesty that will be the 2022 Men's World Cup in Qatar?
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