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CaptainOktoberfest t1_ivgjjx9 wrote

Reply to comment by getyourrealfakedoors in Messi and Ronaldo look set for final shot at World Cup glory by 29PiecesOfSilver

Slave labor where close to 10,000 slaves died. Qatar would work them to death in the heat and without safety devices.

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HowBen t1_ivgsvf2 wrote

That number is inaccurate, by a lot. But you're right about the conditions

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236766 t1_ivguu5g wrote

Do you have a more accurate number? Are you saying higher or lower? Appreciate the info!

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HowBen t1_ivgx5yr wrote

I think 10000 or other similar figures are probably extrapolations of the 6500 figure that the guardian reported, which is the count of all South-Asian* migrant deaths between 2011 and 2020.

That's still a pretty iffy number to use as a measure of deaths due to WC related exploitation, since it includes migrants from any occupation as well as death from any cause. In a country where South-Asian immigrants make up something like 30-40% of the population of 290000 people, 6500 deaths over a 10 year period doesnt sound that bad.

According the article i linked, the embassies of the origin countries only attribute a small percentage of those deaths to workplace accidents. Most are attributed to "natural causes", and this is where the article and other sources raise contentions since the data standards arent always that great.

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