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The Guardian - UK
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Pete Pattisson

Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom

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Workers on a roof with views of the city of Riyadh in the background
Workers on a construction site near Riyadh in March. Saudi Arabia has seen a surge in demand for cheap migrant labour to build its World Cup sites. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Thousands of migrant workers are likely to die in Saudi Arabia as a result of a building boom fuelled by the 2034 men’s World Cup and other major construction projects, human rights groups have warned.

The Gulf kingdom has seen a surge in demand for cheap migrant labour, with a significant increase in foreign workers since 2021, as it starts preparations for hosting the World Cup and drives forward projects including the futurist megacity Neom.

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