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Achakita t1_ix55zd9 wrote

I am confused here. The graph doesn't show the total number of workers in a given time. Suppose 1000 workers were there and 100 died in 2004, whereas 3000 workers in total were there in 2021 among which 250 died. The latter number is larger, yet the percentage of death would be much higher in the case of the former. So, without the total number of workers, these figures mean nothing.

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SunnyDayInPoland t1_ixrrmpl wrote

Absolute numbers work well here, they highlight the magnitude of the problem and put things in perspective. Qatar is posing as an advanced country, they should be aiming for zero harm like the West.

For context, in the UK, a country 20 times bigger than Qatar, there were 30 (THIRTY) construction industry deaths in 2021 (migrant or otherwise).

The magnitude of Qatar's incompetence and the contempt for migrant life is shocking and absolute numbers show that best. Each data point here was someone trying to make a decent living, losing their life just so the rich can get richer.

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