World Cup ‘catalyst’ for change as Qatar says up to 500 workers died

Up to 500 migrant workers died during preparations for the World Cup tournament being held in Qatar, the country’s World Cup chief said.

“One death is a death too many. Plain and simple,” Hassan Al Thawadi, chief executive of Qatar’s World Cup organising committee, told British TV show Piers Morgan Uncensored.

Mr Al Thawadi said there had been three work-related deaths and 37 non-work-related deaths at the stadiums.

When asked what the exact…