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by mirekrusin 952 days ago
Exactly, ie. Qatar had something like 40 deaths during World Cup construction.
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Some forced labour camps are even worse than that! Nothing to see here, just move on!
So just the cost of doing business.

You're ok with yourself or a loved one dying on that basis?

96 workers died building the Hoover Dam. In 8 years it will be 100 years since Construction started on the Hoover Dam. It seems like the US just isn't able to make projects like that anymore. Look at the progress of California's HSR,started by Governor Pete Wilson, who established the California High-Speed Rail Authority in 1996. 27 years ago. We have a century's advancement in technology, but the costs of construction, and inability to deal with risk has become a gigantic problem
Uhm, yes, not a comparandum that I'd love if I were a major business.