DarloRich
Veteran Member
How many deaths are we happy to have in return for the construction of a football stadium? 3? 33? 333? 3333? It seems the answer is 37. I would go for none but that is very "woke" of me.But I'm getting fed up with some of the media hysteria. I simply don't believe that THOUSAND of people died building stadiums. That implies death rate was worse than Victorian tunnelling (railway link). Actual facts are thin on the ground but the 15,000 figure seems to be TOTAL migrant deaths over a 10 year period...
If we think safety standards in Qatar matter (and I would argue we should) then we should aim to get our facts straight. There must be Western engineers involved who could give an off-the-record briefing.
The truth is Qatar is engaging large numbers of semi skilled people from less well off countries ( Nepal often mentioned) on terrible terms and paying them peanuts to work in terribly dangerous conditions building not just pointless football stadiums but all of the building boom that Qatar is enjoying.