Hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar, including those building facilities for the 2022 World Cup, have died from heat exhaustion after working in 45C temperatures for up to 10 hours each day. Authorities have said the workers are being protected by an 11.30am-3pm work ban, yet research published by the Cardiology Journal has said the hundreds of deaths of workers aged 25-35 were most likely caused by heatstroke. “This has to change.” The construction boom has led to the migrant population of Doha rising to almost two million. A man walks past a poster showing Qatar's national flag and
Hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar, including those building facilities for the 2022 World Cup, have died from heat exhaustion after working in 45C temperatures for up to 10 hours each day. Authorities have said the workers are being protected by an 11.30am-3pm work ban, yet research published by the Cardiology Journal has said the hundreds of deaths of workers aged 25-35 were most likely caused by heatstroke. The construction boom has led to the migrant population of Doha rising to almost two million. A man walks past a poster showing Qatar's national flag and