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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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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]

Nepal Saudi Arabia: Investigation into high death rate among Nepali workers finds unsafe working conditions, lack of investigations & relatives left destitute 2022-02-17 [Business and Human Rights Resource Centre]

Yemen Yemeni Workers at Risk of Mass Forced Returns 2021-09-01 [Human Rights Watch]

Kenya Kenyan agency United Manpower allegedly 'refused pleas' of domestic worker in Saudi Arabia abused by employer & who died in detention 2021-08-12 [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

Saudi Arabia Philippines lifts ban on workers deploying to Saudi Arabia 2021-05-29 [Reuters]

Sri Lanka Women migrant workers detained for month 2021-04-15 [Amnesty International]

Labor Reforms Insufficient - Abusive Elements Remain; Changes Exclude Domestic Workers 2021-03-27 [Human Rights Watch]

Personal Drivers Face Abuse; Forthcoming Kafala Reforms Overlook Vulnerable Domestic Workers 2020-12-27 [Human Rights Watch]

Global unions call for justice for Saudi women‘s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul 2020-12-22 [IFJ]

Migrants Held in Inhuman, Degrading Conditions 2020-12-15 [Human Rights Watch]

Country ratifies ILO conventions setting out safeguards with crucial importance for the response to COVID-19 2020-12-09 [ILO]

Saudi Arabia The Cost of Contagion The human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf 2020-12-06 [Equidem]

India 450 jobless Indian workers forced to beg 2020-09-19 [TNN]

Court ruling in Jamal Khashoggi's murder case is a shocking denial of justice 2020-09-09 [IFJ]

Saudi Arabia Coronavirus updates: Amazon workers sue the company; Saudi cases top 100,000 2020-06-07 [CNBC]

Saudi Arabia Saudi journalists outed as gay and detained for seeking asylum 2019-11-22 [IFJ]

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