According to a report published by the International Trades Union Confederation (ITUC) approximately 1,200 workers have already died since 2010 and the ITUC predicts that there will be at least 4,000 worker fatalities by the time the World Cup begins in 2022.
To put that number in perspective the ITUC also revealed the amount of workers killed in the lead up to other major sporting events around the world. The next highest number of deaths were from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics with 60 people killed and the 2004 Athens Olympics with 40 killed.
With less than four years until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a new report published by Amnesty International on 5 February highlights the country’s record on migrant workers’ rights. While Qatar has finally begun a reform process promising to tackle widespread labour exploitation and align its laws and practices with international …