When Mohammad Arshad fell to his death while constructing the first new stadium for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, one of the main stadium contractors, the Belgian construction multinational Besix, promised it would take immediate steps to ensure all end-of-service and insurance payments were, “handled in a timely and respectful manner”.

Almost a year later, Arshad’s family say they have yet to receive either.

Arshad’s death was the first known fatality of a migrant worker linked to the 2034 World Cup, and came after Fifa was heavily criticised for naming the gulf kingdom as tournament host…

In response to a request to comment, Besix told the Guardian that end-of-service benefits had been transferred to the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation and should be paid shortly once the family had submitted the required documents. The company said it was also in contact with the family and that they were being assisted on completing the necessary documents for the insurance payment – death compensation – to be made…

The family’s lengthy delay appears to show how difficult it is for families of migrant workers who die in Saudi Arabia to negotiate the bureaucratic process to secure compensation, or even know what they are entitled to…