Inside Story: 6500+ migrant workers died in Qatar since World Cup awarded
Since Qatar gained the right to host the World Cup ten years ago, more than 6,500 migrant laborers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have perished there, the Guardian has learned.
Inside Story: 6500+ migrant workers died in Qatar since World Cup awarded
Since Qatar gained the right to host the World Cup ten years ago, more than 6,500 migrant laborers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have perished there, the Guardian has learned.
The data, which was collated from official sources, shows that since the night in December 2010 when the streets of Doha were thronged with jubilant crowds celebrating Qatar’s triumph, an average of 12 migrant workers from these five south Asian countries have perished each week.
According to data from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, there were 5,927 migrant worker fatalities between 2011 and 2020. Additional 824 deaths of Pakistani workers were reported between 2010 and 2020, according to data from Pakistan’s embassy in Qatar.
