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Equidem, an international organization on human rights, published a study report on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is systematically forcing migrant workers into forced labor within the kafala system. There are 13.4 million migrant workers working in Saudi Arabia. Which is 37.7 percent of the total population in Saudi Arabia.
Equidem has released a study report on 'Broken Promises: Forced Labor in Saudi Arabia and Responsibility for Fast-Track World Cup'. Equidem has published 7 facts about forced labor in Saudi Arabia. Equidem has prepared a study report by conducting detailed interviews with and returning workers in the construction, maintenance and service sectors in Saudi Arabia . According to the
report, 70 percent of Saudi workers do not fulfill the terms and conditions set in the contract. There is a high situation of 42 percent of workers being discriminated against based on the country and being exploited. 53 percent of the workers are bound by debt and are forced to pay the admission cost fee," the report states, "12 percent of the migrant workers' passports are kept by the employer. 7 percent of workers have to suffer abuse while working.'
report said that 9 percent of workers have suffered health problems while working at high temperatures. "These indicators of forced labor establish the fact that migrant workers are forced into labor in Saudi Arabia," Mustafa Kadari, the chief executive officer of Equidem, said in the report, "this is a violation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) convention and protocol on forced labor." break Kadari said that the new labor law issued in 2021 could not eliminate systematic forced labor. The new labor law does not eliminate discrimination. Its implementation is very poor . Migrant workers have not been given the freedom to organize,' he said, 'because of this, millions of migrant workers are at risk of modern slavery.' "Everyone has the opportunity to put pressure on Saudi Arabia, which is going to host the 2034 World Cup, to reform its laws for the rights of migrant workers," he said.
Equidem has stated that FIFA has an obligation to ensure that Saudi Arabia complies with all international human rights principles contained in the United Nations Principles on Business and Human Rights.
