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The World Cup: how many migrant workers have died?

More or Less: Behind the Stats

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Worker Deaths in Qatar - The World Cup Stadiums?

There is another much higher figure going around there, isn't there, John? 15,000 deaths? Yes, and a photo of a protest banner carrying that number at a German football match has been shared a fair bit online. The number can be traced back to Qatar's own statistics rather than those of foreign governments. It actually relates to all foreigners who have died for whatever reason in Qatar, from anywhere in the world, and whether working or not. And therefore, it can't be used as a figure to talk about migrant worker deaths in relation to World Cup.

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