Thousands of migrant workers died building World Cup and related structures ahead of the 2022 Qatar games and VOA photojournalist Yan Boechat visits with families of the fallen in Nepal. For more on these families, watch VOA’s documentary, "Cause of Death: Migrant Workers and the 2022 Qatar World Cup."
World Cup Workers' Families Left Behind in Nepal
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Aslan Devi Yadav, 41, shows a picture of her wedding day. Her husband, Muneshwar Yadav, worked on a construction site in Qatar and died a few months ago, pictured in the Dhanusha district of Nepal, August 2022 (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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Sukhi Mukhiya, 52, says her son, Jit Narayan, 30, was promised work as a painter, but, in the end, worked and died as a bricklayer under the strong Qatar sun. "He died of exhaustion," she said in the Dhanusha district of Nepal, August 2022 (Yan Boechat/VO
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One of the poorest countries in South Asia, jobs are scarce in Nepal’s Dhanusha district, August 2022 (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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Urmila Sah cries when she speaks about her husband, Ram Narayan Sah Baniya, who died in Qatar just a few months ago, pictured in the Dhanusha district of Nepal, August 2022 (Yan Boechat/VOA)
