Nine project workers associated with the 2022 World Cup died in the past year, Qatari regulators announced, Wednesday, claiming that accidents were not recorded in the workplace but rather outside.
The organizing committee of the championship confirmed that all deaths, with the exception of one, were not subject to a comprehensive medical examination designed to detect any possible risks.
Qatarsaid it had adopted a comprehensive medical examination, in addition to supervising the mental health and electronic medical records of workers, after criticism by human rights organizations of Qatar about workers' rights in recent years.
In 2018, one worker died as a result of a work accident after falling from a height in the South Stadium. While ten non-work-related deaths were reported in the same period.
Three workers were killed and 11 injured in a bus accident last November, according to the fifth version of the commission's report on workers.
According to the report, a Turkish carpenter died from a heart attack in February 2019, while a 27-year-old Nepalese worker died in June as a result of a deficiency in his respiratory system. Whereas, 20-year-old Nepalese committed suicide in October 2019, five days after his arrival in Qatar.
In the same month, an 54-year-old Indian electrician died from a heart attack, and a month later a Nepalese worker died of tuberculosis. In December, a 21-year-old Indian worker was found dead in his residence. An investigation into the cause of his death is still ongoing.
