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TheNextBattalion t1_iy953tj wrote

Reply to comment by 82ndGameHead in Qatari official puts World Cup deaths at 400-500 by toldyouanditoldyou

They have occurred before, but it's like one guy fell off a crane, we heard about it right away, then practices were adjusted so it wouldn't happen again.

Here it's just been buried, business as usual, more where that came from. Order more steel, more concrete, more workers, etc.

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Cryptoporticus t1_iy98w85 wrote

It's usually more than just one person falling off a crane. People die, and considering how long it takes to build a World Cup, and how many people are involved, 500 people could be a reasonable number.

What we need is a number showing how many preventable deaths were directly caused by the World Cup. Most of these figures being reported are stupid things like total number of workers who died in Qatar in the last ten years, which is a pointless figure that does nothing except make people angry.

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skeleton_skunk t1_iya1jnt wrote

WTF. I worked a stadium project before, and there was zero deaths.

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orangutanoz t1_iyac8ad wrote

I looked up fatal occupational injuries in NYC just for reference. In 2020 it was under 60. That’s for the entire city of NY across all industries. Qatar is a much smaller place.

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Cryptoporticus t1_iyac6m8 wrote

Yes. So now you understand that the deaths reported in Qatar are ridiculous.

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