India: Families of migrant workers who died in Qatar search for answers
By DW
16 December 2022 |
6:50 pm
Mammai Bhoo Laxmi's husband went to Qatar to work on its FIFA World Cup infrastructure as a construction worker. Within one week after arrival, he was reported dead.
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