FIFA bribery? What about the 1200 dead migrant workers in Qatar so far?
Posted by John, May 28th, 2015 - under Qatar.
Tags: Corruption, Deaths at work, FIFA
From Edwin Rios in Mother Jones in an article called This Chart Shows the Staggering Human Cost of Staging a World Cup in Qatar. He says in part:
Allegations of bribery have long plagued FIFA, especially since its controversial decision to grant Qatar the 2022 World Cup. But much worse is the plight of South Asian migrant workers brought in to build the stadium infrastructure there: Since 2010, more than 1,200 migrant workers have died in Qatar under hazardous working conditions, and a 2013 Guardian investigation found that at least 4,000 total are projected to die before the 2022 World Cup even starts.
Christopher Ingraham at the Washington Post put that toll in perspective in a striking infographic.
Comment from Ross
Time May 30, 2015 at 8:48 pm
The corruption and depravity on this planet knows no bounds. When will the masses awaken ?