“Die First, and I'll Pay You Later”: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Giga-Projects’ Built on Widespread Labor Abuses
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Unternehmen
Saudi Manpower Supply Company (SMASCO) - Employer , Public Investment Fund - Other Value Chain EntityBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Themen
Irregular Work , Wage Theft , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Restricted mobility , Contract Substitution , Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Human Rights Watch
External link to response: (Find out more)
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: The company did not respond to HRW. Researchers identified Saudi Manpower Supply Company as a company either specifically engaged in either PIF-linked projects such as NEOM and the Red Sea Project or backed or partially owned by PIF or serve other PIF-backed companies.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Unternehmen
Red Sea Global - Other Value Chain Entity , Public Investment Fund - Other Value Chain EntityAndere
Not Reported ( Arbeitsagenturen ) - RecruiterBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Themen
Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Wage Theft , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Restricted mobility , Contract SubstitutionAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Human Rights Watch
External link to response: (Find out more)
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Red Sea Global did not respond to HRW
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Unternehmen
Takamol Holding - Other Value Chain EntityAndere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Restricted mobility , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , InformationszugangAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Human Rights Watch
External link to response: (Find out more)
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: In their response to a Human Rights Watch question on the number of successfully completed job transfer requests, Takamol Holding wrote, “Since 2021, a total of 4,389,950 sponsor transfer requests have been submitted via Qiwa platform.” However, Takamol did not share how many transfer requests were successfully completed, nor provide a detailed breakdown on the reasons for rejected requests. In their response on Human Rights Watch’s question about accessibility of the Qiwa platform for migrant workers, Takamol Holding wrote, “Qiwa offers its services in six different languages to cater to the diverse linguistic needs of the workforce in Saudi Arabia. Qiwa also regularly conducts workshops, with a minimum of 50 sessions held annually. Additionally, a knowledge center on the Qiwa website provides detailed service explanations, frequently asked questions, and guidelines.”
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Unternehmen
Public Investment Fund - Other Value Chain EntityAndere
Not Reported ( Bau ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Bau , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Restricted mobility , Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Contract SubstitutionAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Human Rights Watch
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: PIF did not respond to HRW.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Möbel ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Herstellung: Allgemein , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Themen
Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 40
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Nepal - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Themen
Contract Substitution , Irregular Work , Informationszugang , Restricted mobility , Einschüchterung & DrohungenAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Herstellung: Allgemein ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Herstellung: Allgemein , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Denial of leave , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Unternehmen
NEOM Co. - Other Value Chain Entity , Public Investment Fund - Other Value Chain EntityBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Bau , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Personalbeschaffungsgebühren , Contract Substitution , Wage Theft , Heat exposure , Restricted mobility , Krankheit , Occupational Health & Safety , Recht auf Nahrung , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Excessive production targets , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Wasserzugang , Denial of leaveAntwort
Antwort erbeten: Ja, von Human Rights Watch
External link to response: (Find out more)
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Human Rights Watch received responses from NEOM, saying they intend to respond in the near future.
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Tote , Occupational Health & Safety , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Reingung & Wartung ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien , Reingung & Wartung , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Tote , Occupational Health & Safety , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Reingung & Wartung ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Reingung & Wartung , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Wage Theft , ToteAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Nahrung & Getränke ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Nahrung & Getränke , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Tote , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , InformationszugangAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 4 Dez 2024
Standort: Saudi Arabien
Andere
Not Reported ( Bau ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Bau , Men , Unknown migration status )Themen
Tote , InformationszugangAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Art der Quelle: NGO
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