Workers constructing the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums, the hotels and the new road networks of Qatar call it ‘ciplō mr̥tyu’.
It is a Nepalese phrase meaning the ‘slipping death’ and it is used by labourers preparing the Gulf State for the blue riband tournament in November to describe the sad demise of their colleagues.
Healthy and hard-working, these young men simply slip away in the night.
Migrant workers in Qatar are paid £200-a-month and work in intense heat ahead