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NEOM

Saudi Arabian $500 billion megaproject and smart city development on the Red Sea coast, part of Saudi Vision 2030. Includes The Line, Trojena ski resort, and Oxagon industrial city.

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Reports documented forced labor, wage theft, and deaths from heat exposure among migrant workers at NEOM megaproject

Oct 2, 2025
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (October 2025) and Human Rights Watch (December 2024) documented severe labor abuses at Saudi Arabia's NEOM megaproject. 53% of 34 interviewed workers experienced 5+ ILO-defined forced labor indicators including wage theft, 84-hour work weeks, recruitment fee scams, and passport confiscation. Workers died from heat exposure. An estimated 21,000 migrant workers have died across Saudi Vision 2030 projects. HRW titled its report 'Die First, and I'll Pay You Later.'

- Supply Chain Ethics- Worker Rights
Sources: Human Rights Watch(opens in new tab)· New Civil Engineer(opens in new tab)