Qatar says 400-500 migrant workers have died due to their work for the World Cup since the country won its hosting bid in 2010. That's significantly higher than any estimate previously offered by Qatar.
The figure offered by Hassan al-Thawadi — the secretary-general of Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy — is significantly higher than any estimate previously offered by Qatar,Earlier reports from the Supreme Committee only took into account migrant worker deaths related to building and refurbishing Qatar's new stadiums and put the number of deaths at 40 — three from workplace incidents and 37 from nonwork incidents, such as heart attacks.
"One death is a death too many. Plain and simple," he added, noting that health and safety standards have been improving.
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