Qatar's World Cup chief says just 400 to 500 migrants died working on World Cup projects | Business Insider

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Qatar World Cup Chief Hassan Al-Thawadi said that 400 to 500 people have died in the preparation leading up to the tournament that started last week, despite figures indicating the actual number of deaths may be much higher.

Business Insider USFIFA is projected to exceed its revenue target of $6.4 billion for its 2019-2022 cycle, per Bloomberg.Qatar's World Cup chief made a bold claim about the amount of migrant workers who have died.Qatar's numbers were close to 40 deaths before the tournament, and now 400 deaths is the estimate.,

"One death is a death too many, it's plain and simple," he continued."Every year the health and safety standards on the sites are improving, at least on our sites, the World Cup sites, the ones we are responsible for. Most definitely to the extent that you have trade unions [commending] the work that has been done on World Cup sites and the improvement.

 

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BISouthAfrica hey, news24 the World Cup was in Brazil, not only in Rio

BISouthAfrica FIFAcom Why should people die building stadiums in the first place?If this is what it takes to have a world cups then continue keeping it at stadiums already build to prevent more deaths due to building stadiums.

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