The number of worker deaths from Qatar's giant World Cup campaign may never be known but the debate has already taken a toll on the Gulf state's name, experts say.
People gather in front of the World Cup countdown clock in Doha on November 17, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament.
Rights groups and media reports say thousands of workers may have died on the huge construction sites. The government calls the claims “outrageous and offensive”, and says it is considering “legal” action to defend the country’s name. British newspaper, The Guardian, set off a major storm with a report in February 2021 that 6,500 workers from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka died between 2011 and 2020. This was based on official figures from the countries.
The government says the figure takes the deaths of all foreign workers over the decade “and attributes it to the World Cup. This is not true”. Highlighting a recent EU parliament debate on human rights, he added that the figure was affecting decision-making on Qatar. But the ILO is pressing Qatar to improve data collection as well as the implementation of its reforms.
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