HRW voice concern over migrant worker safety in Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on May 14th voiced concern over the dangers facing migrant workers who would build the stadiums for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, citing a lack of safety in the country’s construction sites, according to Al-Monitor via AFP.

“Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia die in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation,” HRW said.

HRW, which has examined almost 50 death cases in the nation, claimed that the dangers of worker deaths and injuries are rising as the country’s government accelerates construction work in the run up to the World Cup in 2034.

Al-Monitor via AFP