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16 Nov 2022

Auteur:
Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC (UK)

Qatar 2022: Cos. of Nepali workers who passed away due to safety breaches deny involvement

"Qatar World Cup: Families seek answers over migrant worker deaths", 16 Nov 2022

Qatar has transformed its infrastructure in the run up to the World Cup, which starts on Sunday. Five million people from South Asia have been employed on building projects, including from Nepal - where families have told the BBC safety failures led to the death of their loved ones...

A family friend said Sitesh was been working on sewage pipes, seven feet below ground in the capital Doha, when a heavy mound of earth fell onto him. ..

Krishna says he hasn't received a single phone call from his father's employer, or an offer of compensation. The BBC contacted the company Sitesh worked for to get a comment, but they didn't respond...

But new figures given to the BBC by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre show that in the past year there have been close to 140 cases of violations of workers' rights, with around half relating to health and safety issues.

They believe the true figure might be higher, partly due to fear of reprisal.

The BBC has seen more than a dozen death certificates of workers from across South Asia over a six-year period. Many cite the cause of death as "multiple blunt injuries". Families say they still want answers...