UK-based construction firms working in Qatar could be prosecuted under criminal law for the deaths of migrant workers, legal experts have warned. The warning came after the Nepalese government disclosed last week that 70 Nepalese labourers have died on construction sites in Qatar since the start of 2012, with a large number of the fatalities due to accidents at work or heart failure. With the International Trade Union Confederation claiming that the Qatar 2022 World Cup construction programme could claim the lives of as many 4,000 migrant workers, based on current practices, lawyers have now highlighted the extent of the legal threat to UK-based contractors and project managers.
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