Qatar acknowledged for the first time that “between 400 and 500” workers died preparing for the World Cup.
It also threatened to reinvigorate criticism by human rights groups over the toll of hosting the Middle East's first World Cup for the migrant labor that built over $200 billion worth of stadiums, metro lines and new infrastructure needed for the tournament.
"The estimate is around 400, between 400 and 500," al-Thawadi responds."I don't have the exact number. That's something that's been discussed." A December 20, 2019, file photo shows construction underway on the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar.Those released figures put the total number of deaths at 40. They include 37 from what the Qataris describe as nonwork incidents such as heart attacks and three from workplace incidents.
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