Human rights body warns FIFA of worker deaths in Saudi ahead of WC
Human rights groups are warning of a surge of migrant construction workers' deaths in Saudi Arabia as it prepares to host 2034 FIFA World Cup. "FIFA…has awarded…World Cup to Saudi Arabia without proper human rights due diligence…[or] guarantees of effective worker protection requirements," said Human Rights Watch. Scores of migrant workers die in gruesome workplace-related accidents, it added.