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22 Jun 2017

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Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (Qatar)

Qatar 2022 World Cup Migrant Worker Fatality: February 2017

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On 4 February 2017, a 25-year-old Bangladeshi duct insulator was sleeping at his accommodation when, in the early morning hours, his roommates awoke and observed him in pain and struggling to breathe. He received emergency medical treatment at the scene and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later passed away due to acute respiratory failure...[T]he SC [Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy] identified deficiencies in emergency medical response procedures. The WWD H&S [Workers' Welfare Division's Health and Safety] team commenced a thorough investigation through a formal emergency medical response assessment across all construction sites and major accommodation sites. 

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