This is an amazing media release from Qatar. Since the start of the 2022 World Cupand even since the attribution of this Mondial to the small emirate, controversies are on the rise and continue to taint this planetary event, at least on the extra-sporting aspect. One of the big black spots of this 22nd edition lies around the construction of stadiums in Qatar, which did not have the necessary infrastructure and which had to work hard to meet FIFA’s requirements.
Because if there is a subject that is a task for the Qataris, it is the number of migrant workers who have died on the construction sites of their World Cup over the past 12 years. According to The Guardiannearly 6,500 workers would have lost their lives to allow Qatar to show off its brand new stadiums throughout this 2022 World Cup. Asked by British journalist Piers Morgan regarding “the honest and realistic figure of migrant workers who died on all construction sites for the World Cup”Hassan al-Thawadi, the Secretary General of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, responded: between 400 and 500.
An astonishing exit from Qatar which will fuel the controversy
Not necessarily surprised by the question, but rather a little embarrassed, the Qatari explained that he did not have « the exact name »while officially, before his speech, Qatar had recorded 3 deaths during the construction of the 8 World Cup stadiums. “One death is one death too many, plain and simple. I think every year the health and safety standards at the sites have improved. At the World Cup venues for which we were responsible, representatives of German and Swiss trade unions praised the work that had been done and highlighted improvements. »
World Cup boss Hassan Al-Thawadi tells Piers Morgan 400-500 migrant workers have died as a result of work done on projects connected to the tournament.
“Yes, improvements have to happen.”@piersmorgan | @TalkTV | #PMUQatar pic.twitter.com/Cf9bgKCFZe
— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) November 28, 2022
Conscious that his country can do better, Hassan al-Thawadi continued. “Let’s be clear, these improvements didn’t happen because of the World Cup. These are things we knew we had to do. What the World Cup had the effect of was that it accelerated all that. » And the man involved in the organization of the 2022 World Cup to conclude on a positive note. “All the light put on Qatar has caused many initiatives not only from a legislative point of view, but also on the application of these new laws. » This new media release should not fail to react and to maintain the controversies around this 2022 World Cup.
