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Saudi Arabia Beyond the façade: BWI report unmasks the realities behind Saudi Arabia’s labour reforms [BWI] 06-06-2025

Saudi Arabia Labour agreement must lead to comprehensive reforms to be a game-changer for migrant workers [Amnesty International] 06-06-2025

Global / Saudi Arabia Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia [The Guardian] 05-06-2025

Saudi Arabia / Global Trade unions take Saudi Arabia to UN labour body over exploitation and deaths of migrant workers [ITUC] 05-06-2025

Saudi Arabia Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces [Human Rights Watch] 14-05-2025

Saudi Arabia New report predicts surge in unexplained migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia [FairSquare] 14-05-2025

Saudi Arabia / UK Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom [The Guardian] 14-05-2025

Saudi Arabia / Global Fifa rejects request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia [The Guardian] 28-01-2025

Somalia / Saudi Arabia ITUC condemns exploitative labour agreements with Saudi Arabia [ITUC] 17-12-2024

Saudi Arabia / Global Joint Statement: Award of 2034 Men's World Cup to Saudi Arabia Risks Lives and Exposes FIFA's Empty Human Rights Commitments [Human Rights Watch] 12-12-2024

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Africa African labour unions, peers press Saudi Arabia over workers abuse 2025-06-13 [The East African]

Labour agreement must lead to comprehensive reforms to be a game-changer for migrant workers 2025-06-06 [Amnesty International]

Beyond the façade: BWI report unmasks the realities behind Saudi Arabia’s labour reforms 2025-06-06 [BWI]

World Cup host Saudi Arabia targeted by African-led unions' complaint to UN-backed labor body 2025-06-05 [The Free Press]

Global Trade unions take Saudi Arabia to UN labour body over exploitation and deaths of migrant workers 2025-06-05 [ITUC]

Saudi Arabia Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia 2025-06-05 [The Guardian]

India Workers stranded in Saudi Arabia without salaries for 8 months 2025-05-19 [The Siyasat Daily]

Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia 2025-05-14 [BBC]

Rights groups say migrant workers are dying on Saudi job sites as kingdom prepares for World Cup 2025-05-14 [The Independent]

UK Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom 2025-05-14 [The Guardian]

New report predicts surge in unexplained migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia 2025-05-14 [FairSquare]

Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces 2025-05-14 [Human Rights Watch]

Saudi Arabia Somalia, Saudi Arabia to fast-track migrant worker deal despite rights concerns 2025-05-08 [Hiiraan Online]

Kenya ITUC-Africa flays death of 274 Kenyan workers in Saudi Arabia 2025-04-02 [Nigerian Tribune]

IFJ launches first journalists’ sub-group in Asia Pacific 2025-02-21 [IFJ]

Africa ITUC-Africa warns against abuse of workers’ rights 2025-01-29 [The Guardian]

Global Fifa rejects request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia 2025-01-28 [The Guardian]

Saudi Arabia ITUC condemns exploitative labour agreements with Saudi Arabia 2024-12-17 [ITUC]

Saudi Arabia Australia players union condemns FIFA after it awards 2034 World Cup bid to Saudi Arabia 2024-12-12 [Sortstar]

Global FIFA’s World Cup selection process puts workers at risk 2024-12-12 [ITUC]

Global Joint Statement: Award of 2034 Men's World Cup to Saudi Arabia Risks Lives and Exposes FIFA's Empty Human Rights Commitments 2024-12-12 [Human Rights Watch]

Saudi Arabia And the 2034 World Cup goes to Saudi Arabia: Sportswashing – 1, Human and Labour Rights – 0 2024-12-11 [Equal Times]

2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia: Sportswashing – 1, Human and Labour Rights – 0 2024-12-11 [Equal Times]

Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid to be ratified by Fifa despite rights violations 2024-12-09 [The Guardian]

‘Giga-Projects’ Built on Widespread Labor Abuses 2024-12-05 [Human Rights Watch]

Saudi Arabia Migrant workers face ‘cycle of abuse’ in Saudi Arabia before World Cup, UN told 2024-11-26 [The Guardian]

Saudi Arabia Trade unions step up pressure on Saudi Arabia on workers welfare 2024-11-21 [The Nation]

2034 World Cup Risks Widespread Labor Abuse 2024-11-08 [Human Rights Watch]

Shortfalls in migrant workers’ insurance scheme highlight need for major reforms on eve of ILO labour complaint 2024-11-06 [Amnesty International]

Shocking conditions at Neom Project. 21000 migrant workers died 2024-10-30 [Arthur Svensson Prize]

Global Human rights groups, football supporters, worker organisations express “deep concern” at global law firm’s flawed World Cup 2034 assessment 2024-10-29 [BWI]

Worker Abuses Persist Under FIFA’s Watch 2024-10-27 [BWI]

Saudi Arabia Migrant Workers at Carrefour sites exploited, cheated, and forced to live in squalor: Amnesty International 2024-10-26 [The Post]

Global Social dialogue key to addressing the profound changes transforming the world of work 2024-10-09 [ILO]

2034 FIFA World Cup Bid: BWI Lodges Complaint Against Saudi Arabia Over Forced Labour and Wage Theft 2024-06-06 [BWI]

Country accused of using forced labour ahead of Fifa World Cup decision 2024-06-06 [Head Topics]

ILO Forced Labor Complaint a Wake-Up Call 2024-06-06 [Human Rights Watch]

Country ratifies the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) 2024-06-06 [ILO]

Migrant Workers’ Long Overdue Wages at Risk 2024-02-29 [Human Rights Watch]

Following exposé, Amazon to pay nearly 2 million to migrant warehouse workers in Saudi Arabia 2024-02-26 [UNI Global Union]

Saudi Arabia Amazon to pay $1.9 million to migrant contract workers to settle claims of human rights abuses 2024-02-23 [CNBC]

Saudi Arabia Further drop feared in sending housemaids as Saudi employers to pay less migration cost 2024-01-17 [The Business Standard]

McDonald’s and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged foreign worker exploitation 2023-10-14 [Guardian]

Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia 2023-10-14 [Guardian]

Saudi Arabia Amazon 'Failed to Protect' Third-Party Workers in Saudi Arabia 2023-10-11 [Common Dreams]

Migrants workers who toiled in Amazon warehouses were deceived and exploited 2023-10-11 [Amnesty International]

Amazon response to Amnesty International about contracted workers in Saudi Arabia 2023-10-05 [Amnesty International]

UK Leeds UCU condemns Saudi court’s 34 year jail sentence for PhD student Salma al-Shehab 2022-08-28 [MENA Solidarity Network]

Saudi Arabia: 28,000 women apply for 30 train driver jobs 2022-02-17 [Radio New Zealand International]

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