The shocking figure is an order of magnitude higher than those previously reported by Doha.
. “What is the honest, realistic total, do you think, of migrant workers who died from…as a result of work they’re doing for the World Cup in totality?” “The estimate is around 400, between 400 and 500,” al-Thawadi responded. “I don’t have the exact number.
That’s something that’s been discussed.” The Supreme Committee had previously released reports putting the number of deaths at 40 for the period from 2014 to 2021, of which only three were listed as workplace incidents. “One death is a death too many. Plain and simple,” al-Thawadi added in the interview.
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