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SpiffCoug
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This is insane how many people have died building for the 2022 World Cup.
Chefcurry
2/25/21 7:22am
Minor clarification, but majority of deaths are not from building stadiums...
mobomanjoe
2/25/21 7:27am
Filipinos aren't dying out there--they generally don't work in construction in
Zooropa
2/25/21 7:40am
my brother in law is a welder there I know a lot of Filipinos working in
nbruin
2/25/21 8:50am
Most of the Filipino men in our Arab stake are working in food, hospitality,
Zooropa
2/25/21 9:12am
Awarding Qatar the WC was such a bad idea, someone got greased a bunch
RC Vikings
2/25/21 7:29am
Multiple someones.
SpiffCoug
2/25/21 8:24am
I worked in a petrochemical plant in the Middle East while it was under
Setpoint
2/25/21 7:36am
Whats really insane is the world cup will go on as planned.
rad dawg
2/25/21 7:43am
FIFA and IOC are both based in Switzerland, and two of the worst run global organizations. Not a coincidence.
Turnpike Lane
2/25/21 7:55am
Those stadiums will be abandoned in a few years and just rot away.
YNWA
2/25/21 7:56am
Four of the eight stadiums are being relocated to Western Africa.
Zooropa
2/25/21 8:03am
Saudi Arabia has been propagating (paying) European papers, especially in salty
Zooropa
2/25/21 8:01am
Thats a really narrow view of whats happening.
rad dawg
2/25/21 8:18am
Trust me or not; I am VERY close to this.
Zooropa
2/25/21 9:01am
I understand not every migrant worker is going through this.
rad dawg
2/25/21 10:19am
Link
rad dawg
2/25/21 10:29am
I'm not saying it's paradise or that there aren't middlemen profiting from their
Zooropa
2/25/21 11:04am
Sounds totally worth it.
rad dawg
2/25/21 11:35am
Your both talking in extremes when most likely there is a pretty solid middle ground/gray area.
TheLoneCougar
2/25/21 11:45am
You are probably right.
rad dawg
2/25/21 11:53am
This is another view, almost as equally slanted as Saudi Arabia's, but the truth
Zooropa
2/25/21 9:04am
I think there's a lot more to this story than the article ever gets into
Indy Coug
2/25/21 8:10am
Friend lived in Qatar & said the Qataris treat the migrant workers like garbage
cougarmeister
2/25/21 9:59am
Yes, the exploitation of imported labor is a serious issue in the Middle East.
Indy Coug
2/25/21 10:03am
This is true. However, do not forget that they are treated like less than
Zooropa
2/25/21 10:15am
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