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World Cup 2022: Fifa is saddened at the alleged death of a migrant worker

Fifa is saddened following the news of a migrant worker’s death at a World Cup in Qatar.

According to The Athletic, the Filipino national died after collapsing while performing maintenance at a resort that served as a base of operations for the Saudi Arabian team.

The organization that governs football worldwide stated that it had been informed of an accident but withheld further information.

It stated that it was speaking with the local authorities to get additional information.

 

“Fifa is deeply saddened by this tragedy and our thoughts and sympathies are with the worker’s family,” it said.

“Fifa will be in a position to comment further once the relevant processes in relation to the worker’s passing have been completed.”

Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers has been one of the main controversies overshadowing the build up to the World Cup.

A report by the Guardian newspaper last year said 6,500 migrant workers had died in Qatar since the country was awarded the World Cup in 2010.

That figure has been rejected by the Qatari authorities, who say there have been three work-related deaths in construction related directly to the tournament and a further 37 non work-related deaths.

World Cup officials say a number of reforms to improve the health and safety standards for migrant workers have been implemented in recent years, and that they are “committed” to making more improvements as a legacy of the tournament.

Human rights organisations and a number of football associations whose countries are involved in the tournament say they will “continue to press” Qatar and Fifa to establish a compensation fund for migrant workers and their families, as well as the establishment of a migrant worker centre in Doha.

 

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