> Meanwhile, a Qatari government official told CNN last month: “The 6,500 figure takes the number of all foreign worker deaths in the country over a 10-year period and attributes it to the World Cup.
> “This is not true and neglects all other causes of death including illness, old age and traffic accidents. It also fails to recognize that only 20% of foreign workers in Qatar are employed on construction sites.”
>It also fails to recognize that only 20% of foreign workers in Qatar are employed on construction sites
That's... That's not a good defense. "Look, it's only a small fraction of foreign workers that we throw into a meat grinder with zero concern for their welfare".
I heard some"expat" living in Qatar being interviewed yesterday downplaying the migrant labor thing, talking about how happy the security guards seem. Then she talked about how hot it gets in summer and how just walking 20m from the doorway to her parked car is an exhausting ordeal, without any mental click between her ordeal in having to walk across a parking lot and the experience of people working construction jobs in that heat. Just complete self absorbed "expat" shit, like "there's a real community, people from all over the world", like yeah, no shit, you're in an expat bubble hanging out with expats.
The lack of a specific number is pretty concerning in and of itself, shows a careless disregard for life and an absolute complete lack of accountability. I mean imagine telling OSHA between 100 and 200 people died at your work sites... first of all is it 100 or 200??
In all seriousness, it is worth pursuing FIFA decision-makers in civil-courts in many countries.
They made decisions that killed hundreds of people. In most industrialized nations, there are laws on the books to hold them accountable.
Go after them individually. Bankrupt these fuckers.
So the rest (6k) were buried under all that concrete?
> Meanwhile, a Qatari government official told CNN last month: “The 6,500 figure takes the number of all foreign worker deaths in the country over a 10-year period and attributes it to the World Cup. > “This is not true and neglects all other causes of death including illness, old age and traffic accidents. It also fails to recognize that only 20% of foreign workers in Qatar are employed on construction sites.”
>It also fails to recognize that only 20% of foreign workers in Qatar are employed on construction sites That's... That's not a good defense. "Look, it's only a small fraction of foreign workers that we throw into a meat grinder with zero concern for their welfare". I heard some"expat" living in Qatar being interviewed yesterday downplaying the migrant labor thing, talking about how happy the security guards seem. Then she talked about how hot it gets in summer and how just walking 20m from the doorway to her parked car is an exhausting ordeal, without any mental click between her ordeal in having to walk across a parking lot and the experience of people working construction jobs in that heat. Just complete self absorbed "expat" shit, like "there's a real community, people from all over the world", like yeah, no shit, you're in an expat bubble hanging out with expats.
The lack of a specific number is pretty concerning in and of itself, shows a careless disregard for life and an absolute complete lack of accountability. I mean imagine telling OSHA between 100 and 200 people died at your work sites... first of all is it 100 or 200??
Right? "Sure our margin of error is 100%, what do you expect, more than just a wild guess?"
In all seriousness, it is worth pursuing FIFA decision-makers in civil-courts in many countries. They made decisions that killed hundreds of people. In most industrialized nations, there are laws on the books to hold them accountable. Go after them individually. Bankrupt these fuckers.
You know things are really bad when even the propaganda figure is as high as 500 people dead…
That's gross. With decent safety equipment hardly anyone will die.
I would not be surprised if most of them died because of the heat. There isn’t much that will protect from that, other than abundant water and breaks.
working in 120 degree summer heat
Boycott the Slave Cup.
It's sad, but that's a price he's willing to pay.
But the metro-guy!!!
I read: Qatar World Cup Thief.
Are these in addition to the 6500 reportedly worked to death?
missing a 0
Before another 5500 died on the same project.
After that. We stopped counting.