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FIFA World Cup in Qatar: 6,500 labourers including Indians dead, 24k face Human Rights abuses in the project

A report issued by the Business and Human Rights Resources Centre showed that 24,400 workers faced human rights abuses in Qatar.

New Delhi: Qatar, a Muslim majority country that came out to condemn India over controversial remarks on Prophet by a BJP leader, is accused of having a history of umpteen cases of human rights violations. Proving it once again right, a report issued by the Business and Human Rights Resources Centre showed that 24,400 workers faced human rights abuses in the country.

The Centre has been tracking the cases since 2016 in Qatar. The findings were published on April 1. It is reported that these workers were involved in the construction of seven of the eight tournament stadiums. Notably, Qatar won the FIFA World Cup bid.

The reports say the majority of abuse cases are related to unpaid wages, and failure to honour the benefits of the workers. The report also said many workers lost their lives during the development of the project due to frequent health and safety breaches.

Meanwhile, Migrants’ freedom of expression and freedom of movement were also curtailed. Most of the workers are said to be from South Asian and East African countries.

6,500 labourers, including Indians, died 

In its report, The Guardian wrote over 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka lost their lives in Qatar since the country won the bid.

”An average of 12 migrant workers from the mentioned south Asian countries have died each week since the night in December 2010 when streets of Doha were filled with ecstatic crowds celebrating Qatar’s victory,” report revealed.

Taking into cognizance of the human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, FairSquar, and a global coalition of migrant rights groups, labor unions, international football fans, abuse survivors, and business and rights groups demand that Federtion Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the government of Qatar should provide compensation for serious abuses that migrant workers have to suffer since the 2022 World Cup was awarded in 2010.