6500 Immigrant workers died Qatar World Cup is called "the most deadly match in history"
Qatar World Cup is in full swing, and until the final on December 18, all 32 teams will launch a fierce battle of all 64 games.
This is the first time the World Cup was held in Middle East , and there has been increasing concerns due to climate and cultural differences. Although it has avoided the scorching summer and it is already good to host the Olympics in the Middle East in winter, this schedule is different from before, resulting in the absence of top players one after another.
The hot summer affects not only the contestants. Behind the massively built World Cup venue and the chic infrastructure, there are tragic stories of the exploited workers under the scorching sun, and immigrant workers who died of being too cruel.
It is said that the total investment in the Qatar World Cup is nearly US$300 billion, and it is rated as "the most expensive World Cup in history" and is also reported as the "the most deadly World Cup."
■ 500 million US dollars per week, with a budget scale of more than 15 times that of the previous session
Qatar has an area of about 11,400 square kilometers, where about 2.8 million people, including foreigners, live there, with a small land and few people.
What supports the country's sharp growth is natural gas and oil resources. The British BBC reported that Qatar controls 13% of the world's oil burial.
With the support of generous money, Qatar has invested a huge budget. American Forbes magazine said it was "the most expensive World Cup in history."
According to reports, the Qatar's finance minister announced in 2017 that the country had "expended $500 million per week" in infrastructure projects such as hotels, stadiums, and airport expansion. The magazine noted that it has cost an estimated $220 billion from being selected as the host in late 2010. Compared with 018 Russia World Cup , the budget scale has reached more than 15 times.
■ Construction peak caused a large number of deaths of immigrant workers
was selected as the host country, Qatar set off a construction boom. In order to accelerate the completion of various constructions such as 7 football fields, hotels and airports, many immigrants were mobilized in the local area and many people died. This is what is called the "World Cup with the highest death toll in history".
Doyche Willer of Germany's state-owned TV station reported: "Human rights activists, politicians, fans and media said that there are 6,500 deaths related to the football competition, and some say 15,000." The basis for this number is based on the British " Guardian " report in February 2021. The newspaper counted the figures of various countries and reported that "it decided that 6,500 immigrant workers died in Qatar after the World Cup."
This number is a summary of the death toll from workers immigrating to Qatar from India, , Bangladesh, and other five South Asian countries, from the decision to host the World Cup to 2020.
Philippines and Kenya also sent a large number of workers to Qatar, but these statistics are not included. Therefore, it is possible that there will be more statistics from the Qatar government, and the number of statistics will be larger.
International Human Rights NGO in August 2021 pointed out that according to official statistics (Qatar Government) , between 2010 and 2019, 15,021 non- Qatari people died in the country.
■Work under the scorching sun, an hourly wage of less than 7 yuan
Each newspaper reported the tragic situation of immigrant workers in Qatar. The British "Sun" introduces Lucerne, the starting city near Doha .
In this area with a crescent-shaped artificial island floating, there is one of the seven stadiums of the Qatar World Cup, and it is also the final stage Lussel Stadium . This is a city that symbolizes the future image of Qatar.
It is said that working on such a stuffy site will even cause life danger, but the hourly salary is less than 1 pounds . Some people pointed out that workers gathered from India, Pakistan, , Nepal, the Philippines and other places are in a "some kind of 'forced labor' situation".
■It is obvious that I am here to work, but there are people who return to China with debts...
Someone came to Qatar to work, engaged in harsh labor, but still have to be in debt to return to China. The Guardian reported the story of workers reporting to talents that the company paid huge agency fees and finally found a job on site in Qatar.
They believed this was a 2-year contract and paid the introduction fee, but because the host was eager to complete the work before the World Cup, they completed the on-site work ahead of schedule. He said the originally expected wages were terminated and he was in danger of unemployment and debt.
As a security worker, other workers appealed to the newspaper that they would work 12 hours shifts for several months and would be punished with salary cuts even if they took a day off. Even if you want to change jobs, it is impossible because the current employer does not allow it, the worker sighed.
■End the issue on the grounds of "natural death"
The Guardian pointed out that since the decision to hold the World Cup, only immigrant workers from five countries in South Asia have died on average 12 people a week. Even the dormitory is in a harsh environment, and deaths other than labor have also occurred one after another.
A 29-year-old male staff member who came to work from Bangladesh to rest in the dormitory, floods flowed into his room. The mud and water did not pass the exposed wires, and the man was electrocuted and died.
43-year-old worker from India was also found dead in his dormitory's own room. He was in good health before going abroad, but the cause of his death in Qatar was "natural death". Nearly 80% of workers in India are considered to be natural death, which is actually likely due to labor in the scorching heat.
There is also a 24-year-old Nepalese youth working at the Doha football stadium “Education City Stadium”. As a scaffolding worker, he found breathing difficulties while resting in a simple worker camp near the stadium in 2019. Before I could ask my friend for help, I died.
These reports do not rule out the whitewashing of Western media. I hope these are not true, otherwise they will be blood-stained World Cup.
