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Migrant workers building Saudi Arabia’s green future face exploitation, report finds
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The researchers interviewed 31 Nepali and three Bangladeshi workers from nine renewables projects, including solar farms and the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project.
Saudi Arabia, home to millions of foreign workers, has long been criticised over its rights record for migrant labourers.
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, the solar project’s developer, did not reply to the researchers’ requests for comment.
“[The rollout] of renewables must be fast, but not at the expense of the human rights of workers and communities,” the report said.
Main image: A view of the cityscape in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour)