An international human rights organization has criticized the Saudi government for not revealing the clear cause of death of migrant workers, including Nepalis, who died in Saudi Arabia.

UK-based Fairsquare, which investigates the issue of migrant workers, has published a report that there is a serious lack of effective policies and procedures to determine the cause of death of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. It has been mentioned that due to the lack of this policy, the lives of the workers of labor sending countries including Nepal are at risk.

The report concludes that Saudi Arabia lacks a clear policy to protect workers involved in construction related to the 2034 Men's World Cup football and modernization project 'Neom' from death.

Due to the absence of a clear cause of death of the deceased workers, the dependent families of the deceased had to be deprived of compensation, according to Fairsquare. According to the Foreign Employment Board, 3,793 Nepali workers have died in Saudi Arabia since 2065/66. Out of which, only the families of 700 deceased who were clearly identified as having died in the workplace or in an accident were deemed eligible for compensation.

James Lynch, co-director of Fairsquare, has raised questions about the Saudi medical system. "They are trapped in a labor system that seriously endangers the lives of millions of Nepali workers who left their young families and came to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi medical system does not have the ability to identify a clear cause when they die," he said. "There is serious negligence towards migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. Neither the administrative level nor the political leadership seem to care about protecting them or finding out how they died. It is far from compensating the families who were shattered by Saudi negligence.'

Human Rights Watch's latest report on Saudi Arabia also stated that the Saudi authorities are not taking serious measures to reduce the unnecessary deaths of workers. Watch specifically claimed that the Saudi government had failed to investigate workplace safety incidents and ensure timely compensation to families.

Fairsquare alleges that FIFA is also involved in trying to protect Saudi Arabia's reputation through a Saudi-funded Western law firm. "Law firms in Western countries are engrossed in making huge profits from Saudi Arabia. But how children in countries like Nepal grow up without their fathers and how they die is never revealed,' said James.

Fairsquare has prepared a report after studying the medical reports of 17 Nepali workers aged 23 to 57 who died in Saudi Arabia. The report was issued by the Saudi authorities. According to the

report, the families of the 12 deceased did not have any documents to confirm the specific cause of death. It has been said that circumstantial evidence is not available with the families of 5 people who died at the workplace, in which it is mentioned that the employer's negligence may be a factor.

Badri Bhujel, 39, who died in Saudi Arabia, was working as a machine operator inside the tunnel under the Neom project. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance after vomiting profuse blood while working.