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World Cup in Qatar: How many migrant workers have died?

Examining the wildly varying estimates of deaths in the run-up to the tournament in Qatar.

Qatar has been fiercely criticised over its treatment of migrant workers, many of whom have been employed to build stadiums and other infrastructure in preparation for the 2022 World Cup. We look at the wildly varying estimates of the number of migrant deaths with the help of Max Tunon, head of the Qatar office of the International Labour Organisation and Steve Cockburn, head of economic and social justice at Amnesty International.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Reporter and producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Simon Watts
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill

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Mon 5 Dec 2022 10:50GMT
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