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Nov 16, 2022 · The widely reported figure of 15,021 migrant worker deaths in connection with the World Cup in Qatar originates in a 2021 Amnesty International report.
- Three Work-Related Deaths
- Amnesty International Warns of Bad Working Conditions
- Different Media, Different Death Tolls
- Conclusion
Gianni Infantino’s quote where he states that only three workers died during the construction of the World Cup’s football stadiums might have been based on the Workers Welfare Progress Reports. The progress reports are from the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy(SC) in charge of planning and delivering the infrastructure required for World Cup...
The global non-profit human rights organization Amnesty International conducted a study in March 2018 with 2000 workers from three biggest construction companies. Based on the study, migrant workers are not paid for months and even when they get their money it is far from what they deserve. They lack water, food and basic human needs and the reason...
The death toll of 6,500 estimated by the Guardianconsists of 5,927 Indian, Nepalese, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankian workers between 2011 and 2020. They received the numbers from the countries’ governments. The number of 6,500 also includes 824 Pakistani deaths between 2010 to 2020, according to Pakistan’s embassy. The embassies of Nepal and India, the...
The statement of Gianni Infantino seems to be true at first if you look at the Workers Welfare Report. But having other reports from different human right organizations and journalistic investigations that assume much higher numbers, makes it highly unlikely that just three people died in construction of the stadiums. We identify a significant gap ...
Kaliningrad Stadium (Russian: Стадион Калининград), known for sponsorship reasons as the Rostec Arena (Russian: Ростех Арена) since August 2023, is a football stadium on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad, Russia, which hosted four games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Nov 29, 2022 · A Guardian report from February 2021, citing records from national embassies, claimed that more than 6,500 workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had died in Qatar by the...
- Kieran Francis
Nov 17, 2022 · The figure of 6,500 in this report from The Guardian in February 2021 was quickly taken out of context and misinterpreted as referring explicitly to deaths on World Cup stadium...
Dec 1, 2022 · The World Cup has been overshadowed by reports of human rights abuses connected to the large numbers of migrant workers who constructed the eight World Cup stadiums and associated...
Nov 9, 2022 · In February 2021, the Guardian said 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had died in Qatar since it won its World Cup bid. The number is based on figures...
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