Qatari Minister of Youth and Sports Said on Sunday that Qatar would not take on more ‘excessive’ obligations with regards to foreign labors working on the construction sites related to 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Despite Qatar’s promises to improve conditions, Nepalese migrants have died at a rate of one every two days in 2014.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says awarding 2022 World Cup to Qatar was "a mistake" because of the extreme heat players will face in the Persian Gulf state.
At least 964 migrant workers from Nepal, India and Bangladesh have died in Qatar from cardiac arrests, falls and suicides, a new report says.
A Nepal-based human rights organization has said over 400 Nepalese workers have lost their lives on World Cup stadium construction sites in Qatar.
South Asian rights groups called Monday for a boycott of Qatar's 2022 football World Cup unless the Persian Gulf state improves conditions for migrant construction workers that Amnesty International has slammed as deplorable.