18 Nov 2025
“Nobody wants to work in these situations”: A decade of exploitation on the Riyadh Metro Project
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 18 Nov 2025
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Transport: General ) - Other Value Chain Entity , Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Undocumented migrants ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh - Sector unknown , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India - Sector unknown , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal - Sector unknown , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Construction , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Cleaning & maintenance , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Services: General , Men , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Shipping & handling: General , Men , Unknown migration status )Issues
Heat exposure , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment Fees , Debt Bondage , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Illness , Excessive production targets , Intimidation , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Right to Food , Contract Substitution , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Denial of leave , Poverty Wages , Retention of identity documents , Other Discrimination , Restricted mobility , Freedom of Expression , Failing to renew visasResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: NGO
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 18 Nov 2025
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Transport: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Work & ConditionsResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: NGO
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 18 Nov 2025
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Transport: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Work & ConditionsResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: NGO
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 18 Nov 2025
Location: Saudi Arabia
Other
Not Reported ( Transport: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Work & ConditionsResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: NGO
... Behind the gleaming façade of the newly opened Riyadh Metro lies a decade of labour exploitation. This report documents the experiences of some of the migrant workers who built one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship infrastructure projects. Through interviews and legal analysis, Amnesty International reveals how workers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal endured excessive recruitment fees, low and discriminatory wages, unsafe conditions in extreme heat, and inadequate housing – all while under the enduring control of the kafala sponsorship system...