“A senseless contempt for the deceased migrant worker”… Human Rights Watch reacted strongly to the declaration of Nasser Al-Khater, the executive director of the World Cup in Qatar.
The fate of migrants on the World Cup sites has been controversial for years.
On Wednesday, a Filipino killed himself at the training site that hosted Saudi Arabia in the first round, reports the British daily
The Guardian
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“Death is part of life, reacted the boss of the event to the press.
Whether at work or in your sleep.
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Then Nasser Al-Khater attacked the media: “We are in the middle of the World Cup, and we have a successful event.
And is that what you want to talk to me about right now?
A worker died, we send our condolences to his family but it's strange that this is something you want to highlight in your first question.
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According to a survey published in 2021 by the Guardian, 6,500 people died on World Cup construction sites.
On November 30, the organizing committee recorded 414 deaths in "work-related accidents in Qatar" between 2014 and 2020.
The day before, Secretary General Hassan Al-Thawadi had mentioned an estimate ranging from “400 to 500” people, adding “that one death is already too many”, in a British television program.
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