World Cup Cathari 2022 is coming: Workplace deaths and LGBT Africa

It now seems that everything is ready to begin a large competition held in a small country, with only 3 million inhabitants, writes Periscope.

But many human rights experts and organizations, the body and stadium work for this world are considering them to be deadly.

Authorities in Qatar say there have been three working deaths at the current stadium construction sites since the start of the works in 2014 and 37 other deaths abroad that have not been linked to work.

Official figures show 15,000 Qatari residents died in the country between 2010 and 2019.

Authorities insist this figure is in proportion to the size of the migratory workforce. But how many of those deaths were related to work and whether that job was related to the World Cup is questionable and unclear.

Human rights activists say thousands of deaths are effectively inexplicable due to lack of investigation. Last year, the Guardian” found that 6,500 immigrant workers from five countries of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal had died between 2010 and 2020, with 69% of deaths among Indian, Nepal and Bangladesh attributed to natural causes.

Despite official statistics, or recent labour reforms, activists insist this tour will always be bloodied.

Meanwhile, organisers have always said that all visitors will be welcomed regardless of race, religion, gender or sexuality, but they have also said they expect their laws and cultures to be respected, and many LGBT participants say they do not feel safe going there.

A recent report by Human Rights Watch Saying that members of Qatar's LGBTQ+ community were arrested and physically mistreated by the country's security services, it has made this topic seriously considered.

It remains unclear how a World Cup can be kept in a country that does not respect everyone's rights./Periscopi/