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I am having difficulty correlating the click-baity title with the content of the article. For example, the article says "death records are not categorised by o
by traceroute66 5y ago
I am having difficulty correlating the click-baity title with the content of the article.
For example, the article says "death records are not categorised by occupation or place of work, it is likely many workers who have died were employed on these World Cup infrastructure projects" .... i.e. the article is making an inference ("it is likely") from data that does not exist.
The article also goes on to say "There have been 37 deaths among workers directly linked to construction of World Cup stadiums, of which 34 are classified as “non-work related” by the event’s organising committee." .... 37 is quite a long way off 6,500.
I'm not necessarily seeking to defend Qatar, I've got no dogs in that fight, so I will stay neutral on that particular commentary.
I'm just saying if you're going to be posting headlines like that, then there should really be some substance to it ... at the moment the linked article raises more questions than it answers.
- eecc 5y agoWow, so all I have to do to let your fall for plausible-deniability is to just omit to register employment contracts and incidents? What an easy mark
- treyfitty 5y agoThe controversy surrounding the ranges in numbers has been a topic for many years. To your point, the 37 number has been quoted as a rebuttal to the 6,500 number, but from my memory, the 37 number has its own set of weak assumptions, and controversy on measurement. I forget what those are, but you’re right- it’s unclear and this article adds to confusion/controversy rather than substantiates the 6,500 figure.
- GoodJokes 5y ago